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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
John Fowles (novel) and
John Fowles (screenplay)
Release Date:
10 December 1968 (USA) more
Plot:
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
Bad score, nice view more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Caine | ... | Nicholas Urfe |
 | Anthony Quinn | ... | Maurice Conchis |
 | Candice Bergen | ... | Lily |
 | Anna Karina | ... | Anne |
| Paul Stassino | ... | Meli |
| Julian Glover | ... | Anton |
| Takis Emmanuel | ... | Kapetan |
| George Pastell | ... | Andreas |
| Danièle Noël | ... | Soula |
| Jerome Willis | ... | German Officer |
| Ethel Farrugia | ... | Maria |
| Andreas Malandrinos | ... | Goatherd |
| George Kafkaris | ... | 2nd Partisan |
| Anthony Newlands | ... | Party Host |
| Stack Constantino | ... | 3rd Partisan |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The God Game (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
117 min
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:X | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
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Cameo: [John Fowles] [the writer appears as a boat captain.] more
Quotes:
Nicholas Urfe:
This thing, it's like being halfway through a book. You can't just throw it in the dustbin.
Anne:
So you throw me instead?
Nicholas Urfe:
I'm trying to be honest.
Anne:
Honest? It's just like in London. You haven't changed. I'll always be that French girl who slept around. A human boomerang. Throw her away and she'll always come back for another week of duty-free sex.
Nicholas Urfe:
That's below the belt!
Anne:
Your natural territory.
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As other commentators I didn't quite know whether to expect the worst movie ever or an undiscovered pearl. Well, it is neither. For lovers of the novel, I feel the film is quite adequate and interesting. Hard to imagine how the film impressions someone who hasn't read the book. In my mind this could have been an excellent film, but for two aspects: the score is awful (especially in the mountain climbing sequence with Anne); the final "trial" is totally botched, filmed as a dream-sequence instead of reality, as it should be, and featuring a ridiculous robot. I wish I could do a re-make.