Seven Servants

Seven Servants is a USA - Germany co-production 1996 German drama -comedy film made by Daryush Shokof. The movie is about a man (Anthony Quinn) who wants to unite and "connect" the races until his last breath.

Plot

An old man named Archie Anthony Quinn hires seven servants of both genders and different races to get connected to him by plugging up his body openings until his last breath. The servants stay connected to the old man's body for the next ten days. They eat, sleep, and even go to the bathroom and fight thieves together. They overcome many difficulties by staying "united", until finally, an opera singer arrives to plug up his final facial opening and take the last breath away from him . Archie dies in peace, pleasure and harmony because he has the people around him "united" at last, even if it is only a "bodily" unification and through him as the catalyst.

Cast

• Anthony Quinn
• David Warner
• Alexandra Stewart
• Sonja Kirschberger
• Audra McDonald
• Reza Davoudi
• Ken Ard

Soundtrack

Gato Barbieri composed the sound track for the film.

References

• Der Spiegel 31/1995 vom 31.07.1995, seite 166a . Seven Servants
• "Quinn embraces tentacled role in Seven Servants," August 24, 1995, Daily News of Los Angeles
• Alex Witchel, published: July 6, 1995, The New York Times
• Eric Gutierrez, Aug. 6, 1996, Los Angeles Times
• Brook Comer, "Digital Manipulation takes new ....in ,Seven Servants", Dec.01, 1996, American Cinematographer

External links

• http://www.longtale.com
• http://www.pathfinderpictures.com
• http://www.shokof.com
• Seven Servants at the Internet Movie Database
• Seven Servants at IFVC.com
• http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117911077
• http://www.awcm.us
• http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/gato_barbieri/seven servants
• http://www.busberg.de spiegel