The Appointment

The Appointment

Infobox Film
name = The Appointment


caption =
director = Sidney Lumet
producer = Martin Poll
writer = James Salter
Leonviola (story)
starring = Omar Sharif
Anouk Aimée
music = John Barry
Don Walker (orchestrator)
cinematography = Carlo Di Palma
editing = Thelma Connell
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
released = July 18, 1969 (Finland)
August 15, 1970 (Sweden)
runtime = 115 min
country = USA
language = English
amg_id = 1:83872
imdb_id = 0064035

"The Appointment" is a 1969 psychological drama from director Sidney Lumet and writer James Salter, based on the story by Antonio Leonviola.

Plot Synopsis

After stealing the fiancée of a business acquaitance, lawyer Federico Fendi (Omar Sharif) becomes consumed with suspicion that his new wife Carla (Anouk Aimée) may be moonlighting as a high-class prostitute. His attempts to entrap her lead to disaster.

Cast

Film Facts

*This film has three original scores. Michel Legrand composed the film's first score. That score contained only a single theme, with variations, and was ultimately rejected. A replacement score was composed by John Barry, which was used in the film's theatrical release. Ironically, Barry's score also contained a single theme with variations, with the exception of select location scenes. The film had a very limited release in the United States, and when the rights were purchased for U.S. television airing by CBS, the network re-edited the film and commissioned an entirely new score by Stu Phillips. All three scores were finally released on CD in 2003.
*"The Appointment" was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. The prize was instead awarded to the British black comedy "If...." (1968).
*The film was also featured on "Lionpower from MGM" (1967), a 27-minute promotional film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, showing highlights of the studio's upcoming releases.

External links

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