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21 July 1973 (Sweden) moreTagline:
Jack Lemmon in his most important dramatic role since "The Days of Wine and Roses." morePlot:
A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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'Drunk' Pacino Thrilled To Lose Out On Serpico Oscar (From WENN. 22 February 2009, 5:45 PM, PST)
Jack Lemmon Dead At 76
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 June 2001)
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Superb Lemmon performance moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jack Lemmon | ... | Harry Stoner | |
| Jack Gilford | ... | Phil Greene | |
| Laurie Heineman | ... | Myra | |
| Norman Burton | ... | Fred Mirrell | |
| Patricia Smith | ... | Janet Stoner | |
| Thayer David | ... | Charlie Robbins | |
| William Hansen | ... | Meyer | |
| Harvey Jason | ... | Rico | |
| Liv Lindeland | ... | Ula (as Liv Von Linden) | |
| Lara Parker | ... | Margo | |
| Eloise Hardt | ... | Jackie | |
| Janina | ... | Dusty | |
| Ned Glass | ... | Sid Fivush | |
| Pearl Shear | ... | Cashier | |
| Biff Elliot | ... | Tiger Petitioner (as Biff Elliott) |
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100 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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UK:15 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:AA (original rating) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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After three weeks rehearsal on location, this movie was filmed in sequence. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Harry wipes Fred's face almost completely clean of the red body paint. In a subsequent shot, Fred's face is covered with red paint again. moreQuotes:
Harry Stoner: Everybody misses.Margo: Not professionals.
Harry Stoner: Oh yeah, professionals too. Quarterbacks get knocked down, nurses get knocked up, somebody invented the Edsel. Everybody misses.
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Jack Lemmon will always be remembered for his comic performances. However, he could have been just as great as a dramatic actor. Save the Tiger and his tour-de-force performance in it more than proves that.
He plays Harry Stoner, owner of an heavily indebted ladies designer clothes manufacturing company. The film covers just 2-3 days of his life and we get a pretty good idea of his sad existence in the urban jungle and what he has become - no longer a good, decent person fighting for the right cause. There are references to Stoner's war record and patriotism throughout the film. The fact that the US was fighting the very unpopular Vietnam war could have influenced the themes of this film.
There is little in the way of plot but there is a rich characterization made deeper by the crises in Stoner's life and Lemmon's excellent depiction of a man who is cracking at the seams. My favorite scenes were the ones in the car with the hippie girl towards the beginning of the film and the question she asked him and Lemmon's comic reaction....