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The Day of the Locust (film)
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| The Day of the Locust | |
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| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Produced by | Jerome Hellman |
| Written by | Waldo Salt |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Karen Black Burgess Meredith William Atherton |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall |
| Editing by | Jim Clark |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 7, 1975 |
| Running time | 144 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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| IMDb profile | |
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 film based on the 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, depicting the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals whose dreams of success have effectively failed.
The Day of the Locust was adapted for the screen by legendary screenwriter Waldo Salt and director John Schlesinger. The film starred Donald Sutherland, Billy Barty, Karen Black, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Jackie Earle Haley and Burgess Meredith.
- Donald Sutherland as Homer Simpson
- Karen Black as Faye Greener
- Burgess Meredith as Harry Greener
- William Atherton as Tod Hackett
- Geraldine Page as Big Sister
- Richard A. Dysart as Claude Estee
- Bo Hopkins as Earle Shoop
- Pepe Serna as Miguel
- Lelia Goldoni as Mary Dove
- Billy Barty as Abe Kusich
- Jackie Earle Haley as Adore
- Gloria LeRoy as Mrs. Loomis
- Jane Hoffman as Mrs. Odlesh
- Norman Leavitt as Mr. Odlesh
- Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Johnson
- Coincidentally, Donald Sutherland who plays a character named "Homer Simpson" in this film, made a guest appearance on an episode of The Simpsons called "Lisa the Iconoclast".
- Although Donald Sutherland is given top billing in the film, he does not appear within the first 42 minutes.