The Razor's Edge

19461946
PGPG
2h 25m

An adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though ... Read allAn adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.An adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.

7.4/10

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Director
- Edmund Goulding
Writers
- Lamar Trotti(screen play)
- W. Somerset Maugham(from the novel by)
- Darryl F. Zanuck(additional scenes)
Stars

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Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney in The Razor's Edge (1946)

Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946)

Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Herbert Marshall, and John Payne in The Razor's Edge (1946)

Gene Tierney, Anne Baxter, Frank Latimore, and John Payne in The Razor's Edge (1946)

Director
- Edmund Goulding
Writers
- Lamar Trotti(screen play)
- W. Somerset Maugham(from the novel by)
- Darryl F. Zanuck(additional scenes) (uncredited)
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Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of alcohol and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself. —Richard Blinkal <phelam@netcom.com>

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Taglines
- Hunger no love . . . woman . . . or wealth could satisfy!
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
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Trivia
When filming the hospital scene, Anne Baxter drew upon an experience from her childhood, when she lost her three-year-old brother. Speaking of it years later, she said the scene was the best in her career, and still gave her chills.

Goofs
At 1:17:13, the way Gray holds the coin changes.

Quotes
Kosti: You sound like a very religious man who does not believe in God!

Crazy credits
When the screenplay credits are shown, a curious symbol appears near W. Somerset Maugham's name. It's a symbol meant to ward off the evil eye, and it more often than not appeared on the covers of many of Maugham's novels.

Connections
Featured in 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

Soundtracks
April Showers
(1921) (uncredited)
Music by Louis Silvers
Played as dance music at the dinner party

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7/10

Zanuck's Buildup for Ty's Return

Producer Darryl F. Zanuck fashioned a major production for Tyrone Power upon his return to 20th Century Fox after a stint in the military service. No expense was spared in terms of production values, and special care was taken to cast each role to "perfection."

With master story teller W. Somerset Maugham joining in writing the screenplay from his sprawling, multi-character novel, and Edmund Gouling doing the direction and Alfred Newman the score, it was a setup that couldn't miss.

The cast works at a thoroughly respectable level, and the film emerges likewise. Yet, it falls strangely short of the genuine masterpiece Zanuck obviously planned.

There is a rather cold center to "The Razor's Edge," which prevents one from being able to completely empathize with and feel for these characters and their respective plight. While they are interesting, the characters fail to ignite a deep emotional response in the viewer. One ends more observing this enactment, which has the feel of a somewhat slick presentation.

It also represents the best of what 20th Century Fox had to offer in the mid-forties. Power next went on to do "Nightmare Alley," for which he received some of the best notices of his lengthy film career.

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