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Overview

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Director:
John Schlesinger
Writer:
Penelope Gilliatt (writer)
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Release Date:
8 September 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
It's about three decent people. They will break your heart.
Plot:
Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the same... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
One of the truly great adult films of the century more

Cast

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Peter Finch ... Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Glenda Jackson ... Alex Greville
Murray Head ... Bob Elkin
Peggy Ashcroft ... Mrs. Greville
Tony Britton ... George Harding
Maurice Denham ... Mr. Greville
Bessie Love ... Telephone Operator
Vivian Pickles ... Alva Hodson
Frank Windsor ... Bill Hodson
Thomas Baptiste ... Prof. Johns
Richard Pearson ... Middle-aged Patient
June Brown ... Female Patient
Hannah Norbert ... Daniel's Mother
Harold Goldblatt ... Daniel's Father
Marie Burke ... Aunt Astrid
Caroline Blakiston ... Rowing Woman
Peter Halliday ... Husband
Douglas Lambert ... Man at Party
Jon Finch ... Scotsman
Kimi Tallmadge ... Lucy Hodson
Russell Lewis ... Timothy Hodson
Emma Schlesinger ... Tess Hodson
Carl Ferber (as Karl Ferber)
Patrick Thornberry ... Baby John Stuart Hodson
Robert Rietty ... Daniel's Brother
Liane Aukin
Robin Presky
Edward Evans
Gabrielle Daye
George Belbin

Richard Loncraine ... Tony (Bob's partner)
Royce Mills
Monica Vassiliou
John Rae
Ellis Dale
Joe Wadham
Henry Danziger
Ann Firbank ... Party Guest
Derek Gilbert
William Job
Nike Arrighi ... Party Guest (as Nikki Arrighi)
Francis Ghent
Donald Sumpter
Rohan McCullough
Barbara Markham
Robert Wilde
Esta Charkham
Hilary Hardiman
Simon Joseph
Gideon Kolb
Martin Lawrence
Mercia Mansfield
Reuben Elvy
Jovey Douben
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Henry Gilbert ... 1930s Flashback Rabbi (scenes deleted)
Helen Lindsay ... (scenes deleted)
David Webb ... Restaurant Owner (scenes deleted)
Cindy Burrows ... (uncredited)

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Child Vandal (uncredited)
Petra Markham ... Designer's girlfriend (uncredited)
John Warner ... Party Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Schlesinger 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Penelope Gilliatt  writer
David Sherwin  uncredited

Produced by
Joseph Janni .... producer
Edward Joseph .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Ron Geesin 
 
Cinematography by
Billy Williams 
 
Film Editing by
Richard Marden 
 
Production Design by
Luciana Arrighi 
 
Art Direction by
Norman Dorme 
 
Costume Design by
Jocelyn Rickards 
 
Makeup Department
Betty Glasow .... hairdresser
Freddie Williamson .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Hugh Harlow .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Green .... third assistant director
Simon Relph .... first assistant director
Nigel Wooll .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
David Campling .... sound editor
Gerry Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
Alan Jones .... assistant sound editor
Eddy Joseph .... assistant sound editor
Simon Kaye .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Harcourt .... camera operator
 
Music Department
Douglas Gamley .... musical director
 
Other crew
Ann Skinner .... continuity
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Vectia more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A number of scenes that had been filmed with Ian Bannen were not re-shot some performers listed on cast breakdown (kept by BFI special Collections) were not rehired to film their roles with Peter Finch. more
Quotes:
Daniel: When you're at school and you want to quit, people say 'You're going to hate it out in the world.' Well, I didn't believe them and I was right. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be grown up, and they said 'Childhood is the best time of your life.' Well, it wasn't. And now, I want his company and they say, 'What's half a loaf? You're well shot of him'; and I say 'I know that...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV) more

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41 out of 47 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the truly great adult films of the century, 16 November 2000
10/10
Author: andyhumm from New York, NY

I first saw this at 17 in 1971 and was of course struck by the frankness in the portrayal of the relationship between Murray Head and Peter Finch. People in the suburban audience where I saw it SCREAMED when the two men first kissed. (Someone screamed at a director's screening of the film, much to Schlesinger's consternation. It turned out to be Finch's wife.) One of the reviewers complained about Head's acting, but he is playing a very shallow character whose youth and beauty attract Glenda Jackson and Finch. The film holds up really well today with its complex characters and lack of stereotypes and simple judgments about people. There is also enormous charm and humor in the film, especially in the supporting players. The imagery in the film stays with me--the dog killed by a car, the Mummy's milk in the fridge, the inner workings of telephone switching, driving through the rain in London, men and women making love, precocious children smoking dope, and so much more. It feels like life. It also made me a lifelong fan of Finch, who went on to win a posthumous Oscar for "Network," and Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner, who represents Hampstead in Parliament now. Probably my favorite film of all time.

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