Savages (film)
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| Savages | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant Joseph J.M. Saleh (executive) Anthony Korner (associate) |
| Written by | George Swift Trow Michael O'Donoghue (based upon an idea by James Ivory) |
| Starring | Lewis J. Stadlen Anne Francine Sam Waterston Susie Blakely Ultra Violet Salome Jens Kathleen Widdoes Thayer David Asha Puthli Martin Kove |
| Music by | Joe Raposo Bobby Short (theme song) |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Editing by | Kent McKinney |
| Distributed by | Angelika Films |
| Release date(s) | 27 June 1972 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Savages is a 1972's Merchant Ivory Film directed and idea by James Ivory and screenplay by George Swift Trow and Michael O'Donoghue. Its first showing came at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1972.
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A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long Island estate. Entering, they begin to become civilized and assume the stereotypical roles and dress of people at a weekend party. There follows an allegory of upper-class behavior. At last, they begin to devolve toward their original status, and after a battle at croquet, they disappear into the woods.
