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Bobby Deerfield
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Bobby Deerfield is a 1977 American romance and drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Alvin Sargent, based on the novel Heaven Has No Favorites. The cast includes Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, and Romolo Valli. Dave Grusin composed the music, and Fredric Steinkamp served as film editor. Henri Decaë handled the director of photography.
The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and First Artists, with distribution handled by Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It was filmed in Paris, Florence, Lake Como, and Bellagio, with the narrative set in Paris. The runtime is 124 minutes. The story involves a race car driver facing a terminal illness and a race car crash.
Critical reception included a review score of 4.2 out of 10 and 29%. Audience metrics show a vote average of 5.839 on TMDb and a rating of 5.8 on IMDb. The production budget was $6,400,000, and the revenue reached $9,300,000. The film was released in 1977, with specific dates including September 17, September 29, and November 3.
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Film · TMDB
5.8Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.
Cast
- Al Pacino as Bobby
- Marthe Keller as Lillian
- Anny Duperey as Lydia
- Walter McGinn as The Brother
- Romolo Valli as Uncle Luigi
- Van Doude as The Flutist
Themes
- melancholy
- terminal illness
- race car driver
- race car crash
- formula one (f1)
- motorsport
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Heaven Has No Favorites
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenwriter
- Alvin Sargent
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- Sydney Pollack
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Henri Decaë
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 522118
- Image
- Bobby-deerfield.png
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- publication date
- 1981-02-00
- title
- Bobby Deerfield
- film editor
- Fredric Steinkamp
- review score
- 29%
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