The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is a 1984 American drama film directed and co-written by John Byrum starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, and James Keach. The film is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel The Razor's Edge.
Plot
In Illinois in 1917, just before the United States joins World War I, a fair has been planned to raise money to support Gray Maturin and Larry Darrell, who are joining the war in Europe as ambulance drivers. Larry looks forward to returning home to marry his longtime sweetheart Isabel. Larry shares a final night with Isabel watching the fireworks along with Gray, their close friend Sophie, and her husband, Bob.
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| author | Bill Murray |
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| contentLocation | India Paris |
| director | John Byrum |
| editor | Peter Boyle |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | ally ambulance driver ambulance drivers black eye bleed buddhism buddhist buddhist monastery car accident cheap hotel coal miner commanding officer costume party drive engage force german soldier good deed great depression help inner peace last rites married mine car morning opium den phone call read run shoot stab upanishad wait war in europe wedding dress world war i wound |
| musicBy | Jack Nitzsche |
| producer | Harry Benn Robert P. Marcucci |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Switzerland |