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Save the Tiger
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Save the Tiger is a 1973 American drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Steve Shagan. The movie stars Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, and Thayer David. It was produced by Martin Ransohoff, with cinematography by James Crabe and editing by David Bretherton. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and follows a businessman whose professional struggles conflict with his personal life over two days.
The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. It has a runtime of 100 minutes and was released in the United States on February 14, 1973. The production involved companies such as Filmways Pictures, Jalem Productions, and Cirandinha Productions. Music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.
Save the Tiger received several Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Jack Lemmon won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film holds a review score of 7.2/10 and 86%, with an IMDb rating of 6.9 and a TMDb vote average of 6.6. It generated $3,000,000 in revenue.
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6.6A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Harry Stoner
- Jack Gilford as Phil Greene
- Laurie Heineman as Myra
- Norman Burton as Fred Mirrell
- Patricia Smith as Janet Stoner
- Thayer David as Charlie Robbins
Themes
- based on novel or book
- businessman
- midlife crisis
- debt
- beverly hills
- failing marriage
- generation gap
- fashion show
- clothing factory
- clothing industry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Screenwriter
- Steve Shagan
- Cast member
- Lara Parker
- Composer
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Producer
- Martin Ransohoff
- Cinematographer
- James Crabe
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 189253
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1973-01-01
- film editor
- David Bretherton
- title
- Save the Tiger
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 86%
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