He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge.
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| Bill Murray | ... | Larry Darrell | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Sophie MacDonald | |
| Catherine Hicks | ... | Isabel Bradley | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Elliott Templeton | |
| James Keach | ... | Gray Maturin | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Mackenzie | |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | ... | Piedmont | |
| Stephen Davies | ... | Malcolm | |
| Saeed Jaffrey | ... | Raaz | |
| Faith Brook | ... | Louisa Bradley (Isabel's mother) | |
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André Maranne | ... | Joseph, the Butler (as Andre Maranne) |
| Bruce Boa | ... | Henry Maturin | |
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Serge Feuillard | ... | Coco |
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Joris Stuyck | ... | Bob MacDonald |
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Helen Horton | ... | Red Cross lady |
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Larry Darrell returns from the battlefields of World War I to America a different person. His fiance (Isabel) resigns herself to a delay in the wedding plans when Larry heads off to Paris. There he finds he prefers a simpler existence and begins to read. One book inspires him to visit India and on to Nepal where he finds spiritual help from a lama. On returning to Paris he finds Isabel and some old friends. Everyone has changed. Written by Rob Hartill
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19 October 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,411,311, 21 October 1984, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$6,551,987Company Credits
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