Svengali (1983 film)
| Svengali | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Based on | Trilby by George du Maurier |
| Written by | Frank Cucci Charles Dennis George du Maurier |
| Directed by | Anthony Harvey |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole Jodie Foster |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert A. Halmi |
| Producer | Robert Halmi Sr. |
| Production location | New York City |
| Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
| Editor | Norman Gay |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| 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]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Peter O'Toole as Anton Bosnyak
- Jodie Foster as Zoe Alexander
- Elizabeth Ashley as Eve Swiss
- Larry Joshua as Johnny Rainbow
- Pamela Blair as Trish
- Barbara Bryne as Mrs. Burns-Rizzo
- Ron Weyand as Hypnotist
- Robin Thomas as Mendy Weindenbaum
- Brian Carney as Abbot Renfrew
- Madeleine Potter as Antonia
- Holly Hunter as Leslie
- Vera Mayer as Gizella
- Stuart Charno as Boomer
Production
[edit]Mitchell Galin helped develop the film. He was working for the producer, read the script, felt it was promising but that it needed a rewrite. He received $10,000 for a new writer and hired Frank Cucci. Galin told Cucci to write the role for Peter O'Toole and that who wound up being cast.[4]
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bonus Episode: Interview with Mitchell Galin, Producer of CREEPSHOW 2". New World Pictures Podcast. 21 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Svengali at IMDb
- Svengali at AllMovie
- Svengali at the TCM Movie Database
- Svengali at Rotten Tomatoes
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