Save the tiger
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Save the tiger |
| Original title | Save the tiger |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1973 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| script | Steve Shagan |
| production |
Martin Ransohoff Steve Shagan |
| music | Marvin Hamlisch |
| camera | James Crabe |
| cut | David Bretherton |
| occupation | |
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Save the Tiger (German alternative title Save the Tiger ) is an American feature film from 1973.
action
Harry Stoner is the manager of a textile factory in Los Angeles . Times are tough. The company's last collections were unsuccessful. The company is old-fashioned and the new collection will also have a hard time in the market. Harry knows this, but still fights hard for the company's survival. Harry takes refuge in alcohol again and again, flees into daydreams from his youth and still has to realize that the company he works for will surely survive, but he and his company will go under. The saving idea for the company's financial survival seems to be just a fire. He hires a professional arsonist to save the company with the sum insured. He only keeps customers with favors. He sends prostitutes to his clients' hotel rooms. When one of his customers suffers a heart attack in such a situation, the scandal is another stone in the mosaic of his downfall. Harry has a nervous breakdown while presenting the new collection. He suffers from his war memories, which are only a reflection of his current existence. He escapes from the event and takes a young hitchhiker home with him. However, the young woman is only a long way away from him and shows him how isolated he is. At the end of the film, he watches children playing baseball . He wants to intervene in the game and positions himself as a pitcher . The children are confused. A boy calls out to him: “You cannot play with us, Mister!” Here too he is left alone.
Reviews
"Bitterly evil satire on the American way of life, which thanks to the outstanding performance of Jack Lemmon has been given the rank of special."
Awards
The film received three nominations for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 in the categories of Best Picture (Drama), Best Actor (Drama) and Best Supporting Actor for Jack Gilford. He was also nominated three times at the 1974 Academy Awards. Here in the categories Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay. Jack Lemmon received the Oscar for Best Actor.
Web links
- Save the Tiger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Save the Tiger. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 2, 2017 .