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User Rating:
6.0/10   42 votes
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Director:
Fielder Cook
Writer:
J.P. Miller (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 April 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive search for creative freedom which caused him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for a life of contentement in Tahiti. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. more
User Comments:
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Cast

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David Carradine ... Paul Gauguin

Lynn Redgrave ... Mette Gad
Barrie Houghton ... Vincent Van Gogh
Flora Robson ... Sister Allandre (as Dame Flora Robson)
Michael Hordern ... Durand-Huel
Ian Richardson ... Degas
Emrys James ... Maurice Schuffenecker

Carmen Mathews ... Madame Jeanette
Bernard Fox ... Captain Chablat
Alan Caillou ... Inspector Aumont
Christopher Cary ... Doctor Feydeau
Fiona Fullerton ... Rachel

Alex Hyde-White ... Emil
Vanessa Paine ... Older Aline
Allison Wolfson ... Younger Aline
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
Brazil:125 min | USA:150 min (including commercials) | USA:120 min (FMC Library Print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
France more
Company:
Nephi Productions Inc. more

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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
For a TV movie..., 11 January 2004
8/10
Author: yager_rock from birmingham, al

it was actually pretty good. David Carradine brought forth a believable effort and I would have to rank it among his best performances. It was a shame it wasn't a feature film production because Gauguin is a fascinating character and Carradine's work would have showcased.

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