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Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run car accident following a party one night. A year later her multi-millionaire husband,
Clinton, invites a group of her friends to spend a week on a his yacht. He's a notorious practical joker and insists his
guests play a mystery game where each has been assigned a crime for the others to discover. Each night a series of clues
is planted in the local port and the team must solve the identity of the criminal of the day. However, things get out of
hand and soon there's a real crime to solve.
Film Data
Original Film Production Info:
Opened |
1973 |
Director |
Herbert Ross |
Writers |
Stephen Sondheim |
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Anthony Perkins |
Music |
Gerry Turpin |
Produced by |
Warner Brothers |
Producers |
Stanley O'Toole |
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Herbert Ross |
Cinematography |
Gerry Turpin |
Costume Designer |
Joel Schumacher |
Production Design |
Ken Adam |
Original Film Cast:
Tom |
Richard Benjamin |
Christine |
Dyan Cannon |
Clinton |
James Coburn |
Lee |
Joan Hackett |
Philip |
James Mason |
Anthony |
Ian McShane |
Alice |
Raquel Welch |
Sheila |
Yvonne Romain |
Vittorio |
Pierre Rosso |
Guido |
Serge Citon |
Captain |
Roberto Rossi |
American Couple |
Elaine Geisinger |
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Elliot Geisinger |
Silver Salesman |
Jack Pugeat |
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Assassins is about how society interprets the American Dream, marginalizes outsiders and rewrites and sanitizes its collective history. "Something Just Broke" is a major distraction and plays like an afterthought, shoe horned simply to appease. The song breaks the dramatic fluidity and obstructs the overall pacing and climactic arc which derails the very intent and momentum that makes this work so compelling...
- Mark Bakalor
I found [the Sondheim Celebration's Company] to be completely delightful. Almost all of the numbers excited and energized me, and most of the scenes were about as pitch-perfect as you can get. I just sat there with a big smile on my face the whole show.
Which is not to say that it is perfect...
- popcornonmyknees
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