The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon is a 1976 American period romantic drama film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Sam Spiegel, based upon Harold Pinter's screenplay adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel The Last Tycoon. It stars Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jack Nicholson, Donald Pleasence, Jeanne Moreau, Theresa Russell and Ingrid Boulting.
Plot
Set in the 1930s, Monroe Stahr is a young production chief and the most creative executive of one of the biggest studios of the Golden Age of Hollywood studio noted for his intuitive ability to make critically acclaimed and financially profitable films. Working long hours that compromise his health, Stahr is active in all facets of moviemaking. During the viewing of dailies, he provides specific and inspired orders for editing the footage. From a discreet distance, he oversees the production of a film of the Writers Guild of America, and watches an aging diva, Didi, undermine the authority of director Red Ridingwood. Stahr mourns for his deceased wife, Minna Davis, a famous actress whose dressing room has been left as a memorial and is a highlight of the studio's public tours.
Awards
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| author | Harold Pinter |
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| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Elia Kazan |
| editor | Richard Marks |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | beach house chief executive officer cinema of the united states dressing room edit english writer even film set game golden age golden age of hollywood home alone married meet other woman production chief report rescue rid set up studio suffer think uncompleted weekend getaway writers guild of america |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| producer | Sam Spiegel |
| productionCompany | Academy Pictures Corporation Gelderse Maatschappij N.V. |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | films à clef romantic drama |