Directed by:
Vincente MinnelliScreenplay:
Charles SchneeCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse, George Hamilton, Daliah Lavi, Claire Trevor, James Gregory, Rosanna Schiaffino, Joanna Roos, George Macready (more)VOD (1)
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Douglas portrays has-been screen idol Jack Andrus. Just out of a sanitarium, Jack grabs at a small role in a movie shot in Rome by a director (Edward G. Robinson) whose career is also on the skids. When the director falls ill, Jack takes over, realizing this is his last shot at personal and professional redemption. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
Edward G. Robinson
Romania
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Cyd Charisse
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
George Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Roots (1977) (series)
Daliah Lavi
Palestine
Best movies:
Ten Little Indians (1965)
Shots in 3/4 Time (1965)
The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
Claire Trevor
USA
Best movies:
The Mountain (1956)
Texas (1941)
Stagecoach (1939)
James Gregory
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Rosanna Schiaffino
Italy
Best movies:
The Big Night (1959)
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
The Victors (1963)
Joanna Roos
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
George Macready
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Detective Story (1951)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Vito Scotti
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Lilyan Chauvin
France
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
King Creole (1958)
Tony Randall
USA
Best movies:
Mino Doro
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
La dolce vita (1960)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Edward Colmans
UK
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
The Gun Runners (1958)
Alberto Morin
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
John Indrisano
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Steve Peck
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Some Came Running (1958)