The Last Tycoon (1974)

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Harold Pinter

Film screenplay

English

Harold Pinter's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel. Set in the 1930s, The Last Tycoon traces the life of Hollywood studio manager Monroe Stahr.

The database entry for the film can be accessed here.

Date of Composition: 1 January 1974 - 11 November 1974

Adapted From: The Last Tycoon (1941)

Adapted Work Note: Pinter remarked on the adaptation: "Mike Nichols was originally to direct The Last Tycoon but he withdrew after some months work on the script because he couldn't get on with Sam Spiegel in his capacity as producer. Elia Kazan took over. My own relationship with Sam had changed, indeed mellowed, over the years and I didn't find working with him too difficult. He could be testing but he was without question shrewd, knowledgeable and imaginative. The film itself I found disappointing. I thought it too romantic and the casting of the central female role was underpowered. Monroe Stahr was one of Robert de Niro's first leading parts. He was impressive."

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Characters

Monroe Stahr (Age: Unknown, Male)

Rodriguez (Age: Unknown, Male)

Pat Brady (Age: Unknown, Male)

Didi (Age: Unknown, Female)

Brimmer (Age: Unknown, Male)

Boxley (Age: Unknown, Male)

Kathleen Moore (Age: Unknown, Female)

Fleishaker (Age: Unknown, Male)

Red Ridingwood (Age: Unknown, Female)

Cecilia Brady (Age: Unknown, Female)

Wylie White (Age: Unknown, Male)

Popolos (Age: Unknown, Male)

Marcus (The Last Tycoon) (Age: Unknown, Male)

Guide (Age: Unknown, Male)

Doctor (The Last Tycoon) (Age: Unknown, Male)

Edna (The Last Tycoon) (Age: Unknown, Female)

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Sources

Harold Pinter's Official Website

http://www.haroldpinter.org/films/films_tycoon.shtml

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Source for Adapted Work note.

A Harold Pinter Chronology

William Baker, A Harold Pinter Chronology, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2013.

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Composition dates.