LoginThe Day of the Locust - Region 1 DVD
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Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust is by consensus the great Hollywood novel, a poison-pen letter aimed squarely at the tinsel heart of the movie biz. Only in the 1970s could Hollywood actually hazard a film of this story, and the result is suitably corrosive. William Atherton is the observer Tod, Karen Black the blond starlet Faye, and Donald Sutherland the hulking Homer--but they are easily out-acted by the colorful supporting cast. In particular, Burgess Meredith's exhausted showbizzy salesman and Billy Barty's strutting dwarf are superbly crafted gargoyles in this Hollywood wax museum. Director John Schlesinger piles on
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Release date: 1 June 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780792197126 UPC: 097360867947
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Release date: 1 June 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780792197126 UPC: 097360867947
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