After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Jack Andrus | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Maurice Kruger | |
| Cyd Charisse | ... | Carlotta | |
| George Hamilton | ... | Davie Drew | |
| Daliah Lavi | ... | Veronica (as Dahlia Lavi) | |
| Claire Trevor | ... | Clara Kruger | |
| James Gregory | ... | Brad Byrd | |
| Rosanna Schiaffino | ... | Barzelli | |
| Joanna Roos | ... | Janet Bark | |
| George Macready | ... | Lew Jordan | |
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Mino Doro | ... | Tucino |
| Stefan Schnabel | ... | Zeno | |
| Vito Scotti | ... | Assistant Director | |
| Tom Palmer | ... | Dr. Cold Eyes | |
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Erich von Stroheim Jr. | ... | Ravinksi (as Erich Von Stroheim Jr.) |
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Former film star Jack Andrus is released from a sanitarium where he has lived for the previous three years, suffering from alcoholism, a traumatic automobile accident, and a severe mental breakdown. He's been offered two weeks of work in Rome by Maurice Kruger, his old director, who himself is near the end of his fading career and under pressure from his parsimonious Italian producer to finish his picture on time and under budget. Jack is also pressed from a manipulative ex-wife, a rising but self-destructive young star, the director's shrewish wife, and a temperamental Italian diva who requires handling with kid gloves. When the Kruger suffers a heart attack, Andrus views the opportunity as a last chance at the redemption of his personal life and professional career. Written by duke1029@aol.com
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(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Sung by Leslie Uggams
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Kirk Douglas was insistent that Cyd Charisse be billed under the title and not given equal billing with himself and Edward G. Robinson. See more »Goofs
At the very end of the film Douglas is late boarding a plane. He rushes up the stairs. The door closes. But the door is not sealed. It remains closed but not sealed. See more »Quotes
Jack Andrus: [on a drunken, reckless drive in his Maserati with Carlotta] Did I aim at that wall and try to kill myself, or was I just too drunk to miss it? Three years I've seen that wall! I still don't know.See more »
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The following acknowledgment appears on screen in the opening credits: "We are grateful to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, copyright owners, for permission to use the Academy Award statuette." See more »Soundtracks
Don't Blame Me(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Sung by Leslie Uggams
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Starts with Kirk Douglas in a nut house, isn't that just perfect? He is allowed out to take over an American movie in trouble being shot on location in Rome - well that's beyond perfection - And a total guarantee of 100 or so minutes of decadent splendor. The director and his wife, played at the edge of the abyss, by Edward G Robinson and Claire Trevor deserve a film of their own. Douglas does his thing as if we had never seen it before and thank God for that because it works in the most satisfying way. Minnelli knew what he was doing and those modern Roman parties with the glittering Italian aristocrats is out of a Fellini film. Cyd Charisse, George Hamilton and Vito Scotti are also part of this tabloid tale told by a master. Highly recommended.