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Overview

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Director:
Sydney Pollack
Writers:
Alvin Sargent (screenplay) and
Erich Maria Remarque (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 November 1977 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
He had to meet her - to find himself!
Plot:
Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill. more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
Lost and Forgot.. but a real GEM! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino ... Bobby

Marthe Keller ... Lillian
Anny Duperey ... Lydia
Walter McGinn ... The Brother
Romolo Valli ... Uncle Luigi
Stephan Meldegg ... Karl Holtzmann
Jaime Sánchez ... Delvecchio (as Jaime Sanchez)
Norm Nielsen ... The Magician
Mickey Knox ... Tourist
Dorothy James ... Tourist
Guido Alberti ... Priest In The Garden
Monique Lejeune ... Catherine Modave
Steve Gadler ... Bertrand Modave
Van Doude ... The Flutist
Aurora Maris ... Woman In The Gas Station
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Heaven Has No Favorites (Australia)
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Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Dolby Digital (DVD version)
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (Approved No. 24936) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Iceland:L

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Al Pacino didn't know how to drive a car prior to this film. He had to take driving lessons before he was able to drive in the race car scenes. more
Quotes:
Lillian Morelli: You're such a turtle!
Bobby Deerfield: Turtle?
[she nods]
Bobby Deerfield: Nobody's ever called me that before. A turtle.
Lillian Morelli: Perhaps you are the world's fastest turtle, but just the same, you are a ...
Lillian Morelli, Bobby Deerfield: turtle!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Sydney Pollack (#2.4)" (????) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Lost and Forgot.. but a real GEM!, 11 February 2004
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Author: leparrain5

Al Pacino is BOBBY DEERFIELD in this touching and moving film about a race car driver in a indifferent marriage who falls in love with Lillian (Marthe Keller). Deerfield buries his feelings and forgets his past until a reckless and passionate woman (Keller) who also lives in death's shadow shows him life's possibilities to the fullest. Beautiful scenes shot in France and Italy make this film even more romantic as well. As Pacino said during the filming of Bobby Deerfield, "I might have been closer to that character, what he was going through, than any character I've played". Why this film is not out on dvd is beyond me, it is fantastic. Funny and touchingly romantic. This was during Pacino's best years.

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