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Boom! (1968) Country of Origin: UK / USA
Year of Production: 1968
Running Times: 110 mins
Format: Technicolor
Ratio: Panavision (anamorphic)
Sound: CREDITS PRODUCTION
Production Companies: John Heyman Productions / Moon Lake / Universal Pictures / World Film Services
Producers: John Heyman, Norman Priggen
Associate Producer: Lester Persky SCRIPT
Screenplay / Play: Tennessee Williams (The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore) DIRECTOR
Direction: Joseph Losey PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe
Lighting Cameraman: Douglas Slocombe EDITING
Editor: Reginald Beck MUSIC
Music: John Barry
Indian Music: Nazirali Jairazbnoy, Viram Jasani
Song: Don Black, John Dankworth (Hideaway)
Song Performed By: Georgie Fame (Hideaway) MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Taylor's Costume Designer: Valentino DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Richard MacDonald LOCATIONS
Locations: Rome, Lazio, Italy; Sardinia, Italy CAST
Elizabeth Taylor (Flora 'Sissy' Goforth)
Richard Burton (Chris Flanders)
Noel Coward (The Witch of Capri)
Joanna Shimkus (Miss Black)
Michael Dunn (Rudi)
Romolo Valli (Doctor Luilo)
Fernando Piazza (Etti)
Veronica Wells (Simonetta)
Howard Taylor (journalist) PLOT SUMMARY Wealthy writer Sissy Goforth lives an isolated life on a Mediterranean island with only her servants and nurses for company. She rules her household like a private kingdom, as she works on her autobiography and begs her nurses for injections. Her life is turned upside down by the arrival of Chris Flanders, who turns out to be the Angel of Death. But other weird things are afoot - Sissy's neighbour is the witch of Capri who drops by for dinner - and the centrepiece of the banquet is a still living sea-monster... AVAILABILITY USA
Theatrical Distributor: Universal Pictures CENSORSHIP HISTORY Finland
Rating: K-16 Sweden
Rating: 15 USA
Rating: PG TIMELINE
1968
May
1: USA - theatrical release
October
28: Sweden - theatrical release
December
25: Finland - theatrical release POSTER TAGS She outlived six rich men! Together they devour life! ALTERNATIVE TITLES Boom
Goforth - working title
La Scogliera dei desideri - Italian title
Sunburst - working title LINKS SEE ALSO
Pink Flamingos (1972) KEYWORDS
writers; angel of death; sea monsters; nurses; medication
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