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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
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Release Date:
8 September 1976 (Sweden)
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He gave his soul to the sea and his heart to a woman. Their love will arouse you. The story will disturb you. The ending will startle you.
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After his father dies, a disturbed young boy plots to take revenge on the new man in his mother's life. | Add synopsis »
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
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(3 articles)
Producer Martin Poll Dead At 89; "The Lion In Winter" Among His Credits
(From CinemaRetro. 17 April 2012, 9:29 AM, PDT)
The Lion In Winter Producer Martin Poll Dead
(From Alt Film Guide. 16 April 2012, 10:43 PM, PDT)
Tdsh: Witches on the Road Tonight
(From Famous Monsters of Filmland. 3 May 2011, 11:23 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 17 April 2012, 9:29 AM, PDT)
The Lion In Winter Producer Martin Poll Dead
(From Alt Film Guide. 16 April 2012, 10:43 PM, PDT)
Tdsh: Witches on the Road Tonight
(From Famous Monsters of Filmland. 3 May 2011, 11:23 AM, PDT)
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Seducing and dark love story
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Sarah Miles | ... | Anne Osborne |
 | Kris Kristofferson | ... | Jim Cameron |
 | Jonathan Kahn | ... | Jonathan Osborne |
| Margo Cunningham | ... | Mrs. Palmer |
| Earl Rhodes | ... | Chief |
| Paul Tropea | ... | Number Two |
| Gary Lock | ... | Number Four |
| Stephen Black | ... | Number Five |
| Peter Clapham | ... | Richard Pettit |
| Jennifer Tolman | ... | Mary Ingram |
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| Lewis John Carlino | |||
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| Yukio Mishima | (novel "Gogo no eiko") | |
| Lewis John Carlino | (written for the screen by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Martin Poll | .... | producer | |
| David White | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Johnny Mandel | (as John Mandel) | ||
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| Douglas Slocombe | |||
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| Antony Gibbs | |||
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| Miriam Brickman | |||
| Joyce Selznick | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ted Haworth | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Brian Ackland-Snow | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Lee Poll | |||
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| Lee Poll | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bond | .... | hair dresser | |
| Richard Mills | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Hugh Harlow | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Gerry Gavigan | .... | second assistant director | |
| Peter Waller | .... | third assistant director | |
| Anthony Waye | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Roy Cannon | .... | property master | |
| Lee Poll | .... | set dresser | |
| Ken Softley | .... | construction manager | |
| Ian Whittaker | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| David Hildyard | .... | sound mixer | |
| Peter Horrocks | .... | sound editor | |
| Bob Jones | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| John Stevenson | .... | boom operator (as John Stephenson) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Graham Attwood | .... | still photographer | |
| Peter Clarson | .... | lighting technician: UK | |
| Robin Vidgeon | .... | focus puller | |
| Chic Waterson | .... | camera operator | |
| David Wynn-Jones | .... | second unit camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ron Beck | .... | wardrobe master | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Brian Mann | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Kris Kristofferson | .... | composer: "Sea Dream Theme" | |
| Johnny Mandel | .... | conductor (as John Mandel) | |
Other crew | |||
| Marilyn Clarke | .... | production coordinator | |
| Pamela Davies | .... | continuity | |
| Kikumaru Okuda | .... | financial advisor: for Nippon Herald (as Kikamaru Okuda) | |
| Michael Peacock | .... | accountant | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Fox Film Verleih (1977) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fox-Rank (1976) (UK) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (USA)
- CBS/Fox (video)
- Channel 5 Video Distribution (1987) (UK) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Globo Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Shout! Factory (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
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USA:105 min
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Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Australia:R | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:18
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)See more »
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Sea Dream ThemeSee more »
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This is a British drama from 1976 about a shy and lonely widow Anne (Sarah Miles) raising up her 13-year-old son in a small English seaside city. When she meets the American sailor Jim (Kris Kristofferson), she falls in love with him and wants to marry him. Her son, being a member of a fascist secret circle led by the charismatic pupil "Chief", doesn't agree with that liaison and uses his radical friends against his possible stepfather...
The German title of this brilliant movie was called "Der Weg allen Fleisches" which means as much as "The way of all flesh". This is a suitable title as love, loneliness, seduction, longings and sex are integral elements of the story.
The director uses surreal scenes to support the emotional side of the movie. There is a beautifully shot sex scenes between Anne and Jim, and an outstanding masturbation scene of Anne in front of a mirror, secretly watched by her son. There are strange dream sequences, spiritual moods of the sea and a cruel scene where the gang's leader rips off a dead cat to present his totalitarian theories to his worshippers by its testicles.
Sarah Miles ("Blow-up", "Venom"), Kris Kristofferson ("Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", "Convoy") and also the children actors are doing a fine job here. The touching score was written by Johnny Mandel, and Kris Kristofferson added his chilling "Sea Dream Theme". This film is more than just a love drama but an outstanding and forgotten tale about love, sex and death at the seaside with great locations and a very strange ending. Watch it if you get the occasion to do so!