The Razor's Edge (1984)

6.9	Listal rating
6.3	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Byrum

Starring (View all)

Larry Darrell

Sophie MacDonald

Isabel Bradley

Elliott Templeton

Gray Maturin

Mackenzie

Piedmont

Malcolm

Written by (View all)

W. Somerset Maugham

(novel)

John Byrum

(screenplay) and

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8 months, 3 weeks ago at Aug 26 9:46

NDMirskov

6.8 rating? I do not agree, at all... This is one of Bill Murray's most important films in my opinion. Proof that he can bring comedy to a serious role, something very few actors can do convincingly. A story written about WWI but rings true today.

So-so translation of Maugham's book

4 months, 1 week ago at Jan 7 6:16

SassyK

This is a so-so redo of the Somerset Maugham story. The original version with Tyrone Power & Gene Tierney ( http://www.listal.com/movie/the-razors-edge-24191 ) is much better than this. Gene Tierney's portrayal of the fragile Isabel who's married to Gray but is still in love with Larry is much truer to Maugham's story.

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Description: Based on W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel. Larry Darrell (Bill Murray) returns from the battlefields of World War I a changed man. His fiancée, Isabel (Catherine Hicks) resigns herself to a delayed wedding when Larry heads to Paris to find meaning in his life. He's then inspired to travel to Nepal, where he receives guidance from ... (more)

Release date : 19 October 1984
UPC: 043396093034

Drama (4), Based On A Novel (3), Fish Market (3), Burial (3), Remake (3), Female Nudity (3), Funeral (3), Gunfire (3), Wounded Soldier (3), Box Office Flop (3), India (2), War (2), Hospital (2), Soldier (2), Cigarette Smoking (2), Murder (2), Based On Novel (2), Loss Of Husband (2), 1984 (2), Horse Riding (2)

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SassyK posted a review 4 months, 1 week ago

So-so translation of Maugham's book

“This is a so-so redo of the Somerset Maugham story. The original version with Tyrone Power & Gene Tierney ( http://www.listal.com/movie/the-razors-edge-24191 ) is much better than this. Gene Tierney's portrayal of the fragile Isabel who's married to Gray but is still in love with Larry is much truer to Maugham's story.” read more

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“6.8 rating? I do not agree, at all... This is one of Bill Murray's most important films in my opinion. Proof that he can bring comedy to a serious role, something very few actors can do convincingly. A story written about WWI but rings true today.” read more

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