The Day of the Locust
1975 · Movie · 144 min. · United States
Tod Hackett, fresh out of Yale, wants to make it as an art director in late 1930's Hollywood - but he finds himself increasingly distracted by his new neighbor Faye, a would-be starlet with possible designs of her own on a lonely, morose accountant. As Tod is drawn deeper into the lurid private lives of studio bosses and film industry workers, he gradually becomes desperate to know if Faye - or anyone - is capable of real love.
Direction John Schlesinger
Cast Donald Sutherland · Karen Black · William Atherton · Burgess Meredith · Richard Dysart · John Hillerman · Geraldine Page · Jackie Earle Haley
Soundtrack John Barry
Screenplay Waldo Salt · Nathanael West
Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
Original title The Day of the Locust
6.6
467 votes (FilmAffinity)
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