Lord Jim (1965)

Director:

Richard Brooks

Writers:

Joseph Conrad (novel)
Richard Brooks (written for the screen by)

Release Date:

25 February 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

Between Suez and the China Sea.... ...many nameless men live and die unknown!

Plot:

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman (Peter O'Toole) lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Based on Joseph Conrad's novel written in 1900.

Plot Keywords:

Lifeboat | Naval Officer | Merchant Marine | Inquiry | Warlord

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.

Cast

Peter O'Toole	...	Lord Jim
James Mason	...	Gentleman Brown
Curd Jürgens	...	Cornelius (as Curt Jurgens)
Eli Wallach	...	The General
Jack Hawkins	...	Marlow
Paul Lukas	...	Stein
Daliah Lavi	...	The Girl
Akim Tamiroff	...	Schomberg
Jûzô Itami	...	Waris (as Ichizo Itami)
Tatsuo Saitô	...	Du-Ramin
Andrew Keir	...	Brierly
Jack MacGowran	...	Robinson
Ric Young	...	Malay (as Eric Young)
Noel Purcell	...	Captain Chester
Walter Gotell	...	Captain of Patna
Rafiq Anwar	...	Moslem Leader (as Rafik Anwar)
Marne Maitland	...	Elder
Newton Blick	...	Doctor
A.J. Brown	...	Magistrate
Christian Marquand	...	the French Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Frees	...	Du-Ramin (voice)
Surjit Singh	...	Young Newspaper Boy
John Richardson	...	The sailor (uncredited)
Nam Siphan	...	The Girl (uncredited)
Suon	...	Ruon (uncredited)
Vivienne Ventura	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Brooks

Writing credits
Joseph Conrad		(novel)
Richard Brooks		(written for the screen by)

Produced by
Richard Brooks	....	producer (uncredited)
Jules Buck	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Peter O'Toole	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography by
Freddie Young		(as Frederick A. Young)

Film Editing by
Alan Osbiston

Production Design by
Geoffrey Drake

Art Direction by
Ernest Archer
William Hutchinson		(as Bill Hutchinson)

Costume Design by
Phyllis Dalton

Makeup Department
Gordon Bond	....	hairdresser
Charles E. Parker	....	chief makeup artist (as Charles Parker)

Production Management
René Dupont	....	production manager
Timothy Burrill	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Stevens	....	assistant director
Michael Stevenson	....	second assistant director
John Sullivan	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Eddie Fowlie	....	property master
John Graysmark	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Alan Roderick-Jones	....	art set assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paddy Cunningham	....	sound recordist
Chris Greenham	....	sound editor
Bob Jones	....	sound recordist
Richard Best Jr.	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Cliff Richardson	....	special effects
Wally Veevers	....	special effects
Fred Heather	....	special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns	....	special effects (uncredited)
Curly Nelhams	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ernest Day	....	camera operator
Robin Browne	....	clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Mike Fox	....	focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Maurice Gillett	....	supervising electrician (uncredited)
Skeets Kelly	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Kenneth J. Withers	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Wilson-Apperson	....	wardrobe supervisor

Music Department
Mantle Hood	....	musical advisor: oriental music (as Professor Mantle Hood UCLA)
Muir Mathieson	....	conductor
Peter Zinner	....	music editor
Robert Franklyn	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Arthur Knight	....	story editor
Angela Martelli	....	continuity
Dith Pran	....	translator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia British Productions (uncredited)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Keep Films (as A Keep Films Co-Production)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1965) (UK) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1972) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1983) (USA) (video)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Trading Post

Also Known As:

Runtime:

154 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:U (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Company:

Columbia British Productions

Trivia:

In 1963, Paul Newman was forerunner for title role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lord Jim's lone crew member deserts him on the river, Jim chooses to carry on alone. Before he starts to row, the boat begins moving.

Quotes:

Gentleman Brown:[on Jim] His Lordship has pretensions to heroism - a form of mental disease induced by vanity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "What's My Line?: Episode dated 21 February 1965" (1965)

J.Conrad superb novel portrayed in a dark and poethic cinema language

The double edge of humanity: fear and courage. In his darkest hour, Lord Jim finds a redeeming path of self-sacrifice facing his past and the burden of a dramatic split-second decision. A coward´s decision aboard the Patna? Heroes before the action, dreaming of epic challenges often "freeze" in the face of danger. The survival instinct is in clear contradiction to the strong desire of young Jim to do good. Peter o´Toole reveals a dramatical and deep performance, outstandingly faithful to Conrad´s masterpiece. James Mason is superb giving life to an ignominious as well as charming dark face of evil. The vivid colour of the jungle and the thick river myst create the perfect atmosphere for this dark novel(with a major future influence in Coppola´s "Apocalypse now"). In this film you can see portrayed the all time dilema of our lives. Everyone in his or her lifetime will sometimes have to make a decisive split-second decision, that will change irreversibly his life and that of others. If it is the wrong decision, will we ever have a chance of redemption?