The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust (1975)

By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood...in search of a dream.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1975-05-07
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 81 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director:
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From 81 Ratings
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Summary

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

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    Directing John Schlesinger Director
    Sound John Barry Original Music Composer
    Camera Conrad L. Hall Director of Photography
    Writing Nathanael West Novel
    Writing Waldo Salt Screenplay
    Editing Jim Clark Editor
    Production Marion Dougherty Casting
    Art Richard Macdonald Production Design
    Art John J. Lloyd Art Direction
    Art George James Hopkins Set Decoration
    Art Dan Perri Title Designer
    Crew Tim Smyth Special Effects
    Visual Effects Albert Whitlock Visual Effects
    Costume & Make-Up Del Armstrong Makeup Designer
    Costume & Make-Up Lynn Del Kail Hair Designer
    Lighting Richard Martens Gaffer
    Crew Phil Adams Stunt Coordinator
    Directing Karen Hale Wookey Script Supervisor
    Camera Thomas Laughridge Camera Operator
    Sound Tom Overton Sound Recordist
    Sound Gerry Humphreys Sound Mixer
    Sound David Campling Sound Editor
    Directing Tim Zinnemann Assistant Director
    Production Michael Childers Associate Producer
    Crew Marge Champion Choreographer
    Production Dianne Crittenden Casting
    Costume & Make-Up Ann Roth Costume Designer
    Production Sheldon Schrager Associate Producer
    Production Jerome Hellman Producer
    Production Sheldon Schrager Unit Production Manager
    Camera Dave Friedman Still Photographer
    Art Allan Gordon Property Master
    Crew Michael Maslansky Unit Publicist
    Crew Jeannie Epper Stunts
    Crew Gene LeBell Stunts