Leo the Last (1970)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

John Boorman

Writers:

John Boorman (writer)
Bill Stair (writer)

Release Date:

4 September 1970 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Imagine being the last of anything.

Plot:

Prince Leo (Marcello Mastroianni), last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental...

Plot Keywords:

Bird | Neighbor | Fire | Ornithologist | Color

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni	...	Prince Leo
Billie Whitelaw	...	Margaret
Calvin Lockhart	...	Roscoe, the Pimp
Glenna Forster-Jones	...	Salambo Mardi
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Roscoe (as Lew Gossett)
Graham Crowden	...	Max, the Lawyer
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies	...	Hilda
Vladek Sheybal	...	Laszlo, Leo's Aide
Kenneth J. Warren	...	Kowalski (as Kenneth Warren)
David de Keyser	...	David
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alba
Bernard Boston	...	Bodyguard
Thomas Bucson	...	Mr. Mardi
Ishaq Bux	...	Supermarket Manager
Doris Clark	...	Singing Lady
Brinsley Forde	...	Bip
Ram John Holder	...	Black Preacher
Robert Kennedy	...	Mardi Child
Lucita Lijertwood	...	Wailing Lady
Phyllis MacMahon	...	Blonde Whore
Princess Patience	...	Black Whore
Malcolm Redman	...	Mardi Child
Marcia Redman
Robert Redman	...	Mardi Child
Billy Russell
Patsy Smart	...	Mrs. Kowalski
Tina Solomon	...	Mrs. Mardi
Roy Stewart	...	Bodyguard
Keefe West	...	Jasper

Runtime:

USA:104 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:X

Filming Locations:

Bramley Arms Pub, Bramley Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK

Company:

Caribury Films Ltd.

Trivia:

First cinema film of Liz Smith.

visually striking

As a huge fan of early Boorman I finally had the chance of seeing a nice 35mm print of this at the Cinematheque here in Los Angeles last night, (opposed to horrid bootleg copies i'd seen previously) There must have been about 5 people in attendance, which isn't unusual lately for the Egyptian Theatre, especially for rare 70's films. It seems the crowds get smaller and smaller, nobody seems to care. While dumb rap clubs throb away on the streets of Hollywood and people file in to see disposable tripe like Pirtates of the "Carribbean 3" or "Knocked Up" down at the mega multiplexes, this little oddity from 1970 plays away to a small few. A film that will likely never be screened again, anywhere, at any time. This is a strange time we live in, it's over. This is it folks, there is no future for cinema, there is no future at all. At some point after the 70's ended we took a wrong path. it is over.