The Day of the Locust (film)

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American drama film film

The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.

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The Day of the Locust 12
The Day of the Locust (1975 film) 3
The Day of the Locust (film) canonical 3

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instanceOf American drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
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artDirectionBy Robert Boyle ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Nathanael West ⓘ
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cinematographer Conrad Hall ⓘ
composer John Barry ⓘ
costumeDesigner Ann Roth ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director John Schlesinger ⓘ
distributedInFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
editor Jim Clark ⓘ
eraOfCinema New Hollywood ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
satirical film ⓘ
hasTheme disillusionment with Hollywood ⓘ
exploitation in the film industry ⓘ
failure of the American Dream ⓘ
violence and mob mentality ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Faye Greener ⓘ
Homer Simpson ⓘ
surface form: Homer Simpson (The Day of the Locust)

Tod Hackett ⓘ
narrativeFocus dark portrayal of Hollywood ⓘ
destructive dreams of would-be stars ⓘ
notableScene Hollywood premiere riot climax ⓘ
originalWorkPublicationYear 1939 ⓘ
periodDepicted Great Depression ⓘ
producer Jerome Hellman ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures ⓘ
releaseYear 1975 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 144 ⓘ
screenwriter Waldo Salt ⓘ
settingPlace Hollywood ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
settingTime 1930s ⓘ
starredActor Billy Barty ⓘ
Burgess Meredith ⓘ
Donald Sutherland ⓘ
Geraldine Page ⓘ
Karen Black ⓘ
William Atherton ⓘ

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