Svengali (1983 film)
Appearance
Svengali | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Written by | Frank Cucci George du Maurier |
Directed by | Anthony Harvey |
Starring | Peter O'Toole Jodie Foster |
Music by | John Barry |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Robert Halmi Sr. |
Production location | New York City |
Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
Editor | Norman Gay |
Running time | 1h 40min |
Production company | Robert Halmi |
Budget | $2 million[1] |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 9, 1983 |
Svengali is a 1983 American television film based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier.[2][3]
Cast
- Peter O'Toole - Anton Bosnyak
- Jodie Foster - Zoe Alexander
- Elizabeth Ashley - Eve Swiss
- Larry Joshua - Johnny Rainbow
- Pamela Blair - Trish
- Barbara Bryne - Mrs. Burns-Rizzo
- Ron Weyand - Hypnotist
- Robin Thomas - Mendy Weindenbaum
- Brian Carney - Abbot Renfrew
- Madeleine Potter - Antonia
- Holly Hunter - Leslie
- Vera Mayer - Gizella
- Stuart Charno - Boomer
Production
Filming took place over 20 days. Shortly after filming, director Anthony Harvey had a near-fatal car crash. "I hadn't been in hospital but a week," he says, "when CBS started cutting the movie, seriously harming it. All the more fragile moments are gone and so are the exterior scenes that opened up the story."[1]
References
- ^ a b NY CLIPS It isn't all fun in videoland O'Toole, Lawrence. The Globe and Mail 4 Mar 1983: E.3.
- ^ O, John J. (1983-03-09). "TV MOVIE:". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Svengali". cinephilia. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
External links
- Svengali at IMDb
- Svengali at Rotten Tomatoes