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The Day of the Locust(Movie, 1975)

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| 2h 25min | Genre: Drama
The Day of the LocustRating: 3.2/5 (with 3333 votes)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American satirical historical drama film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Richard Dysart, John Hillerman and Geraldine Page. Set in Hollywood, California, just before World War II, the film depicts the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals whose dreams of success fail to come true. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West. The film has garnered attention from scholars for its critical commentary on the film industry, as well as its nightmar... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Day of the Locust

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About The Day of the Locust

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Day of the Locust" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/07/1975
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Dia do Gafanhoto"
"Katastrofenatten"
"Heinäsirkat"
"Medaljens bakside"
"Dzien szaranczy"
"O Dia dos Gafanhotos"
"День Саранчи"
"Gräshopporna"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:114056, Added: 03/22/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024