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Poster for The Big Sur

The Big Sur

1965 · 9 min

A breezy, scenic promotional short that drifts through coastline vistas and artistic chatter like a glossy travelogue.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
This MGM short film narrated by Richard Burton promotes its upcoming major release "The Sandpiper" (1965), starring Burton and his then wife Elizabeth Taylor. Panoramic shots of the ocean, the seashore, and the desert segue into the artistic community with various of its well-known artists at work and play. It all leads to clips from the film being made.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Vincente Minnelli, Martin Ransohoff, Charles Bronson
Runtime
9 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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