On a knife's edge (1946)
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German title | On a knife edge |
Original title | The Razor's Edge |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1946 |
length | 145 minutes |
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Director | Edmund Goulding |
script | Lamar Trotti |
production | Darryl F. Zanuck |
music | Alfred Newman |
camera | Arthur C. Miller |
cut | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
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Auf Messers Schneide (Original title: The Razor's Edge ) is an American film drama by Edmund Goulding from 1946. It is based on the novel of the same name by William Somerset Maugham . In 1984 a remake was made under the same title .
action
Shattered by the experience of the First World War, the American Larry Darrell breaks his engagement to go on a journey and look for answers. Eventually he arrives in India, where he finds himself. His former fiancée Isabel has now married another man, but she still loves Larry. When Larry begins a relationship with a childhood friend on his return and wants to marry her, Isabel thwarts this. The character of the writer W. Somerset Maugham reports as an observer of these turmoil relationships.
Reviews
"An attempted, but somewhat clumsy film adaptation of the ironic philosophizing educational novel by WS Maugham."
Awards
Anne Baxter received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Larry's new love . Clifton Webb was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as urbane Uncle Elliott . The film was also nominated for Best Picture and the production designers and decorators Nathan Juran , Richard Day , Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox were nominated for Best Production Design.
DVD release
- On a knife edge . Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005.
literature
- W. Somerset Maugham : On a knife edge. Roman (Original title: 'The Razor's Edge ). German by NO Scarpi . Diogenes-Verlag, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-257-20088-9 , 351 pp.
Web links
- On a knife edge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ On a knife edge. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .