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19 September 2002 (Australia) moreTagline:
"The Whisper Told Most Often..." morePlot:
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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'Julie Newmar: A Life in Motion' at the Paley Center (From pretty-scary. 28 October 2009, 5:07 PM, PDT)
Vivica Fox - This Fox Is The Cat's Meow!
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Another Side Of W R Hearst For Citizen Kane Fans And That Is About Everyone more (111 total)Cast
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Rated PG-13 for sexuality, a scene of violence and brief drug use.Parents Guide:
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114 minLanguage:
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Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-11 | UK:12 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario)Filming Locations:
Kyparisi, GreeceFun Stuff
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The first script written by Steven Peros was originally entitled "Everybody Charleston". moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The Walther PPK pistol was not produced until 1931, nor would it have a plastic finger extension on the magazine's base plate. moreQuotes:
W. R. Hearst: You ever eaten a seagull, Tom?Thomas Ince: No...
W. R. Hearst: God, they taste awful. Just like eating a crow.
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It begins with a funeral, for whom you don't know except who ever it is, he or she is getting quite a send-off to the tune of Aloha Nui played by a pair of musicians strumming ukuleles. Now if you have a photographic memory and can remember the faces of the hundreds of mourners, then perhaps it won't be a mystery as to who will be in the casket. You do know however, that someone invited to a lavish any thing goes party aboard William Randolph's Hearst's yacht the Oneida in the flash back that follows the funeral will. The movie seems to go nowhere for a while,mostly just watching fun and games of those lucky enough to be invited, even though you know the price one aboard that yacht is destined to pay for this trip. You almost forget the funeral and the mystery of what this movie is about who is in that casket, but it is well worth the wait. Like any good mystery, the unlucky victim is one you'd least expect, though you'd think it would have been Charlie Chaplin , but we know he lived to a ripe old age. Until it gets to that point, you get to see another take on what William Randolph, child-like but likable and with some pretty quirky flaws, making one wonder how he ever became so rich. As most people have seen Citizen Kane, we already know about infatuation with Marion Davies bordering on an obsession, but probably don't know that a competition for her existed between Charlie Chaplin and Hearst and how this competition creates the mystery as to whoever is in the box got there.
The epilogue of this film was probably the most interesting of any film I ever seen. Secrets had to be kept and Hearst was willing to pay any price to see they were kept, granting all who cooperated, and apparently all did, whatever wish (and he could do it) as any genie in any bottle. If you are looking for something different and willing to give this movie a chance, this movie is for you. This movie deserves better than the 6.5 of the IMDb and I give this movie a 7.5/10.