The Last of Sheila (1973)

A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her wealthy husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writers:

Stephen Sondheim, Anthony Perkins

Stars:

Richard Benjamin, James Coburn, James Mason

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Benjamin	...	Tom
Dyan Cannon	...	Christine
James Coburn	...	Clinton
Joan Hackett	...	Lee
James Mason	...	Philip
Ian McShane	...	Anthony
Raquel Welch	...	Alice
Yvonne Romain	...	Sheila (as Yvonne Romaine)
Pierre Rosso	...	Vittorio
Serge Citon	...	Guido
Robert Rossi	...	Captain
Elaine Geisinger	...	American Wife
Elliot Geisinger	...	American Husband
Jack Pugeat	...	Silver Salesman

Storyline

Sheila Green (Yvonne Romain) is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while walking home from a party one night. A year later, her multi-millionaire husband, Clinton (James Coburn), invites a group of friends (James Mason, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Joan Hackett, and Ian McShane) to spend a week with him on his yacht. Clinton loves to play elaborate games and he assigns everyone a secret - one is an alcoholic, another an informer and so on - that they are not to share with anyone. Every day for the next six days, they will call into a port where they will be given clues to discover one person's secret. The game takes a deadly twist when a murder tales place and it all has to do with the game they have been playing and the secrets that Clinton assigned at the outset.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to olivia de havilland | man dresses as a woman | man wears makeup | woman in a bathtub | woman sunbathes | 

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Taglines:

The next move is murder. [USA Theatrical]

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the luxury yacht was "Sheila". It was named after Sheila Green (Yvonne Romain), the deceased wife of Clinton Green (James Coburn). The flag flying on the boat was from Panama.

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Goofs

After Tom throws some darts into the scoreboard, a later shot of the board shows the darts in different positions from where they first landed.

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Quotes

Philip: In these perilous times, one can't be too careful.

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Connections

Referenced in The Partridge Family: The Last of Howard (1973)

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Soundtracks

Friends
Written by Mark Klingman and Buzzy Linhart
Performed by Bette Midler

User Reviews

Deliciously dark humour blends well with mystery

Great performances, marvelous dialogue and a deliciously dark sense of humour makes this one loads of fun for repeated viewings. The ensemble cast works very well together, and the brain candy never stops. And the payoff is well worth waiting for. Never has a song punctuated the final scene so well.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

14 June 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last of Sheila

Filming Locations:

Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1