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Director:
Peter Ustinov
Writer:
Stanford Whitmore (writer)
Release Date:
12 May 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
HAMMERSMITH, master criminal and nut, is out. Watch Out !
Plot:
The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor of dubious sanity himself... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Review and question more (5 total)

Cast

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Elizabeth Taylor ... Jimmie Jean Jackson

Richard Burton ... Hammersmith

Peter Ustinov ... Doctor

Beau Bridges ... Billy Breedlove
Leon Ames ... Gen. Sam Pembroke

Leon Askin ... Dr. Krodt
Anthony Holland ... Oldham

George Raft ... Guido Scartucci
John Schuck ... Henry Joe
Marjorie Eaton ... Princess
Lisa Jak ... Kiddo
Linda Gaye Scott ... Miss Quim
Mel Berger ... Fat Man
Brook Williams ... Pete Rutter
Carl Donn ... Cleopatra
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Norway:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Mexico
Company:
J. Cornelius Crean Films Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The tenth of eleven films that Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred in together. more
Quotes:
Doctor: That is not a car. That is a penis, mit chrome. more

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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Review and question, 19 January 2001
Author: Samuel Johnson (jazzboj@aol.com) from Mattoon, IL USA

I saw the UK-EC version of this film in 1972. Very funny, well acted and directed and worthy of the awards given it by the Berlin Film Festival. HOWEVER, I took some friends to see it in the States and was shocked to see that some cretin(s) had re-cut this work of art to conform to what they perceived as the sophistication level of the USA audience. This USA release was beyond belief! "They" had changed the entire premise of the movie from a black comedy into an action/thriller cutting out the best comedic efforts of the actors. I can resonably assume that the Matlin review reflects this version. If ever the actors and director had a reason to sue for artistic perversion, this was it! My question is "Does anyone have another example of this happening?" While certainly aware of nude scenes being cut from USA films of this era I have never heard of the entire genre of a film being changed.

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