A Touch of the Poet

1974 2h 22m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. Impoverished now, he struts about in his uniform and plots to make money by manipulating the love of his daughter for the son of a wealthy manufacturer. His daughter sees through his façade and his chicanery and begins to plot for herself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Donald Moffat
Jamie Cregan
Robert Phalen
Mickey Maloy
Roberta Maxwell
Sara Melody
Nancy Marchand
Nora Melody
Fritz Weaver
Cornelius Melody
Tom Clancy
Dan Roche
John Heffernan
Paddy O'Dowd
Howland Chamberlain
Patch Riley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Porter
Writers: Eugene O'Neill
Languages: English

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Girish Bhargava shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Donald Moffat and Robert Phalen and Roberta Maxwell carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0204692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stephen Porter directs. Girish Bhargava cuts. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Girish Bhargava shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Donald Moffat and Robert Phalen and Roberta Maxwell carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0204692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.