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Release Date:
4 September 1970 (Finland)
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Tagline:
See them all in a film about fantasy. And reality. Vice. And versa. more
Plot:
Chas, a violent and psychotic East London gangster needs a place to lie low after a hit that should never have been carried out...
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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(9 articles)
6 Movie Clips and a Featurette from Walt Disney’s The Princess And The Frog
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Uli Edel: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:09 AM, PDT)
(From Collider.com. 18 November 2009, 11:45 PM, PST)
Uli Edel: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:09 AM, PDT)
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One of the greatest films ever made, period.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | James Fox | ... | Chas |
 | Mick Jagger | ... | Turner |
| Anita Pallenberg | ... | Pherber |
| Michèle Breton | ... | Lucy (as Michele Breton) |
| Ann Sidney | ... | Dana |
| John Bindon | ... | Moody |
| Stanley Meadows | ... | Rosebloom |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | The Lawyer |
| Anthony Morton | ... | Dennis (as Antony Morton) |
| Johnny Shannon | ... | Harry Flowers |
 | Anthony Valentine | ... | Joey Maddocks |
| Kenneth Colley | ... | Tony Farrell (as Ken Colley) |
| John Sterland | ... | The Chauffeur |
| Laraine Wickens | ... | Lorraine |
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, nudity, drug material and some violence.
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Runtime:
105 min
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Black and White |
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
France:-16 |
South Korea:18 |
West Germany:18 (f) |
Brazil:18 |
Australia:R |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
USA:X (original rating) |
Finland:K-16 (cut)
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Marlon Brando was originally offered the role of the criminal, but he declined.
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Referenced in Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971)
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Soundtrack:
Gone Dead Train
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PERFORMANCE captured the perverse sub-culture of organized "working class" gangsters with an unromanticized authenticity not matched until THE SOPRANOS came along three decades later. But it's not just a gangster movie; it's a heady brew overflowing with subtle and insightful intuitions about the power and dangers of the ego, the male-female equation, power structures, sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Mainstream viewers might be put off by the radical "rococo" editing, which was well ahead of its time -- as were the "rock video" sequences which feature some of Mick Jagger's finest musical moments (playing blues guitar; and singing and dancing at the peak of his prime in the scene where he regains his "demon.") The soundtrack also features stellar cuts from Randy Newman and Merry Clayton, a great score by Jack Nitszche, and what may be the very first "rap" song ever recorded on film, by the Last Poets. Wall-to-wall intercuts bounce us around among story points connected on the quantum level; they may seem arbitrary and confusing, but rather than trying to "get" the story as it unfolds, the first time viewer is advised to just go with the flow and absorb as much as possible, enjoying the beautifully choreographed violence, the awesome soundtrack, the quirky characters and intriguing storyline. If you get into the mystical and psychological subtext, you'll probably end watching this movie more than once, and you'll get more out of it each time. But even on a superficial level, this film has plenty to enjoy. All the performances are excellent; James Fox and Jagger are outstanding. Movies don't get any better than this. P.S. -- Although Nick Roeg is a fine director, much of the credit for this masterpiece goes to Donald Cammell.