Images (1972)

Director:

Robert Altman

Writers:

Robert Altman (written by)
Susannah York (book)

Release Date:

18 December 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

A motion picture of the extra senses.

Plot:

Schizophrenic housewife, engulfed by terrorizing apparitions, kills off each, unknowing if these demons are merely figments of her hallucinatory imagination or part of reality.

Plot Keywords:

Mental Breakdown | Stabbed In The Chest | Husband Wife Relationship | Shot In The Chest | Surrealism

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Susannah York	...	Cathryn
Rene Auberjonois	...	Hugh
Marcel Bozzuffi	...	Rene
Hugh Millais	...	Marcel
Cathryn Harrison	...	Susannah
John Morley	...	Old Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Baxley	...	Voice on telephone (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Altman

Writing credits
Robert Altman		(written by)
Susannah York		(book "In Search of Unicorns")

Produced by
Tommy Thompson	....	producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond

Film Editing by
Graeme Clifford

Production Design by
Leon Ericksen

Makeup Department
Toni Delaney	....	makeup artist
Barry Richardson	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Sheila Collins	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Seamus Byrne	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Rodney Holland	....	sound editor
Noel Quinn	....	boom operator
Liam Saurin	....	sound recordist
Doug E. Turner	....	dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner)
Stomu Yamashta	....	(sounds ) (as Stomu Yamash'ta)

Special Effects by
Jerry F. Johnson	....	special effects (as Jerry Johnson)

Camera and Electrical Department
Earl L. Clark	....	assistant camera (as Earl Clark)
Jack Conroy	....	gaffer
Paddy Keogh	....	grip
Nico Vermuelen	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jack Gallagher	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Robin Buick	....	assistant editor
Michael Kelliher	....	assistant editor
David Spiers	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stomu Yamashta	....	musician: sound sculptures
John Williams	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Joan Bennett	....	continuity
John Collingwood	....	production accountant
Jean D'Oncieu	....	assistant to producer
Raymond Ray	....	clothes: Miss York

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Hemdale Film
• Lion's Gate Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hemdale Film Distribution (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
• Suomen elokuva-arkisto (1980) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Lorimar Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Video Medien Pool (VMP) GmbH (19??) (West Germany) (video)

Other Companies

• Ardmore Sound  studio
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  re-recorded

Also Known As:

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1980) | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:X | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Every character name is the real first name of another actor in this movie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "M*A*S*H: Images (#6.9)" (1977)

Another Altman Masterpiece

This is one of the most compelling films I've seen in a long time. I wasn't sure if I was in the mood for a serious "psychological thriller" but this movie held my rapt attention until the very end. A brilliant example of just how talented Robert Altman is as a filmmaker. While most people pigeonhole him as "that guy who makes the movies with the large ensemble casts and lots of overlapping dialogue", this movie finds him working with a cast of six, and most of the action takes place within the heroine's head. Beautiful (of course) photography by Vilmos Zsigmond is just the icing on the cake. Don't miss this forgotten treasure by an American master.