Violet (1981 film)
| Violet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shelley Levinson |
| Written by | Susan Baskin Doris Betts |
| Based on | "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts |
| Produced by | Paul Kemp Shelley Levinson John D. Schwartz Karen Shapiro |
| Starring | Didi Conn |
| Edited by | Lynne Southerland |
| Music by | Donald Peake |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | COE Film Associates[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 31 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Violet is a 1981 American short film directed by Shelley Levinson and starring Didi Conn. It won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 1982.[2][3] The film is based on the Doris Betts short story, "The Ugliest Pilgrim," first published in the collection Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories in 1973 (Harper & Row Publishers).
Cast[edit]
- Didi Conn as Violet
- Patrick Dollaghan as Monty
- Rodney Saulsberry as Flick
- Tom McGowan as Dr. Pleasance
- Belle Richter as Mrs. Higgins
- Doris Hess as Effie
References[edit]
- ^ https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE005911532
- ^ "New York Times: Violet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
External links[edit]
- Violet at IMDb
- Violet at the AFI Conservatory
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