Savages (1972 film)
| Savages | |
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| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Screenplay by | George W. S. Trow Michael O'Donoghue |
| Based on | An idea by James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Starring | Lewis J. Stadlen Anne Francine Sam Waterston Susan Blakely Ultra Violet Salome Jens Kathleen Widdoes Thayer David Christopher Pennock Asha Puthli Martin Kove |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | Kent McKinney |
| Music by | Joe Raposo Bobby Short (theme song) |
| Distributed by | Angelika Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000 |
Savages is a 1972 Merchant Ivory Film directed by James Ivory and screenplay by George W. S. Trow and Michael O'Donoghue, based on an idea by Ivory.
The film concept given to Trow and O'Donoghue was to tell a story that was the reverse of Luis Buñuel's 1962 film The Exterminating Angel, in which guests at an elegant dinner party become bestial. Writing began in late 1968 and continued through 1969. Its first showing came at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1972.