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Director:
Joseph Strick
Writers:
Betty Botley (writer)
Henry Miller (novel)
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Release Date:
27 February 1970 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
The film depicts the adventures of expatriate American writer Henry Miller and his friends, as they pursue art, money, food, and sex in Paris. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Rambling look at an author and his conquests more

Cast

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Rip Torn ... Henry Miller
James T. Callahan ... Fillmore

Ellen Burstyn ... Mona Miller (as Ellen McRae)
David Baur ... Carl
Laurence Lignères ... Ginette
Phil Brown ... Van Norden
Dominique Delpierre ... Cheeri
Stuart De Silva ... Ranji
Raymond Gérôme ... M. Le Censeur
Gisèle Grimm ... Germaine
Ginette Leclerc ... Madame Hamilton
Françoise Lugagne ... Iréne
Magali Noël ... Princess
Sheila Steafel ... Tania
Elliott Sullivan ... Peckover
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:R | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1992) | USA:X

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Trivia:
The film was refused a UK cinema certificate in 1970. It has never been resubmitted to the BBFC, though the film was shown on Sky TV in 1990. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in American Sexual Revolution (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Aufschwung (Flight) more

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4 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Rambling look at an author and his conquests, 25 August 2002
7/10
Author: rlcsljo from Hollywood, ca

Amazingly enough, Rip Torn's slightly off beat personality pretty much carries this film through. He seems to have a "joie de vivre" that seems to perfectly capture the attitude of an american expatriate in Paris. Mostly he fantasizes about older (35+) woman and his real or imagined conquests of them. A few young girls would have helped this film immensely (See "Tales of Ordinary Madness").

The older actresses were all very good and spewed forth sexuality, despite their "advanced" years.

I am sorry I did not see this when it first came out.

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