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10 December 1968 (USA)
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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.
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Great film! Like a Zen Koan
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
| Roger Lloyd-Pack | ... | Young Conchis |
 | Corin Redgrave | ... | Captain Wimmel |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Fowles | ... | Boat captain |
| Michael Green | ... | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Guy Green | |||
Writing credits | ||
| John Fowles | (novel) | |
| John Fowles | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Jud Kinberg | .... | producer | |
| John Kohn | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Dankworth | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Billy Williams | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Max Benedict | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Donald M. Ashton | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Hutchinson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anthony Mendleson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Stephanie Kaye | .... | hair stylist | |
| Michael Morris | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ben Nye | .... | makeup artist | |
| Charles E. Parker | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| F. Sherwin Green | .... | production supervisor (as Frank Sherwin Green) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Michael Green | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| David Tringham | .... | assistant director | |
| Peter Beale | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Nigel Wooll | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Rafael Ablanque | .... | assistant art director | |
| Dick Frift | .... | construction manager | |
| Franco Fumagalli | .... | assistant art director | |
| Tim Hutchinson | .... | set designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Cyril Collick | .... | sound recordist | |
| Jim Shields | .... | dubbing editor (as James Shields) | |
| Hugh Strain | .... | sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Harcourt | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Eve Faloon | .... | wardrobe | |
Music Department | |||
| John Dankworth | .... | conductor | |
| David Lindup | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Maurice Binder | .... | title designer | |
| Kay Rawlings | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1968) (UK) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
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117 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Cameo: [John Fowles]the writer appears as a boat captain.See more »
Quotes:
Anne:You're running away. That's all it is.
Nicholas Urfe:Look, in this country I am the typical nowhere man - belonging nowhere, going nowhere and wanted nowhere.
Anne:Oh, Nicko, this is life, not an existentialist novel.
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Nicholas Urfe:Look, in this country I am the typical nowhere man - belonging nowhere, going nowhere and wanted nowhere.
Anne:Oh, Nicko, this is life, not an existentialist novel.
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I love this movie. I remember seeing it on the big screen when it first came out and how heightened my state of awareness was on leaving the theater. I've read other professional reviews other than the one by Leonard Maltin that thought it was excellent. For those who find it confusing, perhaps you've missed the whole point of the film itself which seeks to push you to a state of awareness beyond your rational thinking mind. Like a zen koan. Do you remember the lines that Nicholas reads from the book he finds which are from T.S. Eliot's "Little Gidding"?
"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
Does anyone know where I could get a video tape of this fine film or where I could rent it?
P.S. The film "The Game" which failed miserably in it's attempt to rip off the premise of this film is horrible.