The Seven Minutes

"The Best Seller They Damned and Banned"

1971 1h 51m EN

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5.5

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 17★5.5IMDB · 467

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Synopsis

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To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material. The defense attorneys need to uncover the mystery of the original publication of the book.

“The Best Seller They Damned and Banned”

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Cast

Wayne Maunder
Mike Barrett
Marianne McAndrew
Maggie Russell
Philip Carey
Elmo Duncan
Jay C. Flippen
Luther Yerkes
Edy Williams
Faye Osborn
Yvonne De Carlo
Constance Cumberland
John Carradine
Sean O'Flanagan
Harold J. Stone
Judge Upshaw

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Russ Meyer
Writers: Richard Warren Lewis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 41% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Russ Meyer, shot by Fred Mandl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stu Phillips. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dick Wormell 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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Wayne Maunder and Marianne McAndrew and Philip Carey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Best Seller They Damned and Banned".

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The take

Russ Meyer directs. Fred Mandl behind the camera. Stu Phillips scores. Dick Wormell cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 41% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
355 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Russ Meyer, shot by Fred Mandl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Stu Phillips. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dick Wormell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Wayne Maunder and Marianne McAndrew and Philip Carey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Best Seller They Damned and Banned".
9IMDB entry: tt0067736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "election campaign", "lawyer", "courtroom", "illegal prostitution".