Hoffman (film)

Hoffman (film)

Infobox Film
name = Hoffman


caption = Hoffman's DVD cover
director = Alvin Rakoff
producer = Ben Arbeid
writer = Ernest Gebler
starring = Peter Sellers
Sinéad Cusack
Jennifer Ruth Dunning
Jeremy Bulloch
music = Ron Grainer
cinematography = Gerry Turpin
editing = Barrie Vince
distributor = Associated British Picture Corporation
EMI Productions
Warner Brothers
released = 1970
runtime = 113 min.
country = U.K.
awards =
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:95394
imdb_id = 0065839

"Hoffman" is a 1970 British film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Peter Sellers, Sinéad Cusack, Jennifer Ruth Dunning and Jeremy Bulloch.

"Hoffman" is the tale of an older man, played by Peter Sellers, who invites a young lady to his flat in England for a sexual liaison. As the film progresses, it is revealed that Sellers' character caught one of his workers dealing in a scam, and decided to blackmail the man's lovely fiancée away for a weekend to convince her to fall in love with him. Mostly a drama, the film has an almost terrifying performance by Sellers, involved in intricate mind games with the other protagonists.

Reportedly, Sellers despised Hoffman because the lead character too closely reflected his own personality.

Notable for the haunting music by Ron Grainer, and as one of Sellers' few 'straight' performances.

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