Savages (1972)
1h 46m
Running Time
June 27, 1972Release Date
Plot.
A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long Island estate. Entering, they begin to become civilized and assume the stereotypical roles and dress of people at a weekend party. There follows an allegory of upper-class behavior. At last, they begin to devolve toward their original status, and after a battle at croquet, they disappear into the woods.
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Cast & Crew.
Lewis J. Stadlen
Julian Branch, a Song Writer (as Lewis Stadlen)
Anne Francine
Carlotta, a Hostess
Susan Blakely
Cecily, a Debutante
Margaret Brewster
Lady Cora
Thayer David
Otto Nurder, a Capitalist
Russ Thacker
Andrew, an Eligible Young Man
Neil Fitzgerald
Sir Harry
Salome Jens
Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace
James Ivory
Director
George W.S. Trow
Writer
Michael O'Donoghue
Writer
Ismail Merchant
Producer
Eva Saleh
Zia, the Child
Joe Raposo
Composer
Ultra Violet
Iliona, a Decadent
Joe Raposo
Composer
Asha Puthli
Asha, The Forest Girl
Walter Lassally
Cinematographer
Martin Kove
Archie, a Bully
Kathleen Widdoes
Leslie
Christopher Pennock
Hester
Sam Waterston
James, the Limping Man
Paulita Sedgwick
Penelope, a High-strung Girl
Lilly Lessing
Narrator
Kent McKinney
Editor
Jack Wright III
Production Design
Anthony Korner
Associate Producer
Gary Alper
Sound
Joseph Saleh
Executive Producer
Joan Hanfling
Costume Design
Susan Schlossman
Costume Design
Martin Downey
Hairstylist
Media.
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Wiki.
Savages is a 1972 Merchant Ivory Film directed by James Ivory and screenplay by George W. S. Trow and Michael O'Donoghue, based on an idea by Ivory.
The film concept given to Trow and O'Donoghue was to tell a story that was the reverse of Luis Buñuel's 1962 film The Exterminating Angel, in which guests at an elegant dinner party become bestial. Writing began in late 1968 and continued through 1969. Its first showing came at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1972.