A Little Night Music

"Send in the clowns... send in the crowds... the Tony-Award winning musical is now a lot of movie!"

1977 2h 5m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 17

RomanceMusicComedy

Synopsis

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A tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: lawyer Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When Desirée's show travels through Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles.

“Send in the clowns... send in the crowds... the Tony-Award winning musical is now a lot of movie!”

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Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Desiree Armfeldt
Diana Rigg
Charlotte Mittelheim
Len Cariou
Frederick Egerman
Lesley-Anne Down
Anne Egerman
Hermione Gingold
Madame Armfeldt
Laurence Guittard
Carl-Magnus Mittelheim
Christopher Guard
Erich Egerman
Lesley Dunlop
Petra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hal Prince
Writers: Hugh Wheeler
Languages: English
Countries: Austria, Germany, United States of America

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Austria, Germany, United States of America.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hal Prince, shot by Arthur Ibbetson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Rigg and Len Cariou carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Send in the clowns... send in the crowds... the Tony-Award winning musical is now a lot of movie!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076319 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hal Prince directs. Arthur Ibbetson behind the camera. Stephen Sondheim scores. John Jympson cuts. Produced in Austria, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: Austria, Germany, United States of America.
3Directed by Hal Prince, shot by Arthur Ibbetson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stephen Sondheim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Rigg and Len Cariou carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Send in the clowns... send in the crowds... the Tony-Award winning musical is now a lot of movie!".
8IMDB entry: tt0076319 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "love triangle", "musical", "austria", "count".