Bobby Deerfield
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| Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
| Produced by | Sydney Pollack |
| Written by | Erich Maria Remarque Alvin Sargent |
| Starring | Al Pacino Marthe Keller Anny Duperey Walter McGinn Romolo Valli Stephan Meldegg Jaime Sánchez |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Editing by | Fredric Steinkamp |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 29, 1977 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English French |
Bobby Deerfield is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sidney Pollack and starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller. Based on the 1961 novel Heaven Has No Favorites by Erich Maria Remarque, the film is about a famous American race car driver on the European circuit who falls in love with an enigmatic Swiss woman who is terminally ill.[1] For his performance in the film, Al Pacino was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actor.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Formula One auto racer Bobby Deerfield is a calculating, control-obsessed loner who has become used to winning the checkered flag on the track. But after he witnesses a fiery crash that kills a teammate and seriously wounds a competitor, Deerfield becomes unsettled by the spectre of death.
During a visit to the survivor, Deerfield's world is further set askew when he meets Lillian Morelli (Marthe Keller), a quirky, impulsive woman racing against time.
[edit] Cast
- Al Pacino as Bobby
- Marthe Keller as Lillian
- Anny Duperey as Lydia
- Walter McGinn as The Brother
- Romolo Valli as Uncle Luigi
- Stephan Meldegg as Karl Holtzmann
- Jaime Sanchez as Delvecchio
- Norm Nielsen as The Magician
- Mickey Knox as Tourist
- Dorothy James as Tourist
- Guido Alberti as Priest in the Garden
- Monique Lejeune as Catherine Modave
- Steve Gadler as Bertrand Modave
- Van Doude as The Flutist
- Aurora Maris as Woman in the Gas Station
- Gérard Hernandez as Carlos Del Montanaro
- Maurice Vallier as Priest
- Antonino Faa Di Bruno as Vincenzo
- André Valardy as Autograph Hound
- Féodor Atkine as Tommy (as Fédor Atkine)
- Patrick Floersheim as Mario
- Bernie Pollack as Head Mechanic
- Al Silvani as Mechanic
- Isabelle de Blonay as Nurse
- Franco Ressel as Man with Dog
- Dominique Briand as Reporter[3]
[edit] Critical reception
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Critics panned Bobby Deerfield as an over-the-top melodrama with a plodding story line; audiences reportedly laughed at scenes intended to be dramatic.
Race-film fans, expecting another Grand Prix or Le Mans, were disappointed that the story did not play out on the race track; however, the action footage was filmed by racing cinematographers over the course of the 1976 Formula One season and features actual drivers, including Carlos Pace, James Hunt, Patrick Depailler and Mario Andretti.
Bobby Deerfield was released on DVD for the first time on March 11, 2008. The soundtrack, recorded on the benighted Casablanca Records label, has been unavailable for years.
Remarque's novel on which the screenplay is based is far different from the movie, taking place just after World War II.
The Swiss town of Leukerbad makes no mention of the on-location filming that took place there.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bobby Deerfield". International Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075774/. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Awards for Bobby Deerfield". International Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075774/awards. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Full cast and crew of Bobby Deerfield". International Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075774/fullcredits#cast. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
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