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The Last Tycoon

1976 · 123 min

A hushed, elegant drift through studio corridors and unfinished dreams, more mood than plot, rewarding patience with quiet ache.

Directed by
Elia Kazan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
He has the power to make anyone's dream come true... except his own.
Overview
Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.

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Directed by
Elia Kazan
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • grief
  • ambition
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
Harold Pinter
Starring
Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Nicholson, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Dana Andrews
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Victor J. Kemper
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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