Connery plays samson shillitoe, a brendan behanlike poet with a milewide misogynistic streak. Sean connery was a great choice to play a blocked, womanizing writer at the core of the drama and he centers the film with his amiable exuberance. Original international movie posters 19601969 for sale. A fine madness 1966 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Sean connery attempted to make a clean break from his james bond image in the boisterous comedy a fine madness. Cheating scenes in a fine madness 1966 samson is a writer who has been afflicted with writers block for years now. At his day job shampooing the carpet in an executive office, married poet samson shillitoe sean connery feels no inhibition toward secretary miss walnicki sue ane langdon, in a fine madness, 1966, screenplay by. Try as he might to complete his latest masterpiece, shillitoe is constantly interrupted by the women in his life. Official theatrical movie poster for a fine madness 1966. Connery is at his best in this satirical comedy about a frustrated, womanizing poet. A fine madness a fine madness a fine madness 1966 by dave koch. In 1967 kershner directed the flimflam man, a profile of a southern con man played by george c. All blazing trailers videos include links to purchase the films where applicable. Starring sean connery, joanne woodward, jean seberg, colleen dewhurst. The film does a decent job of skewering the psychiatric profession and its pretensions, and samson is probably meant to embody the whole screwtheestablishment ethos of the 60s, but overall, a fine madness is dated and simply not funny enough. Rent a fine madness 1966 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Baker ranks with thomas berger, joseph heller, evelyn waugh and kingsley amis as a.
After years of failure, hapless poet samson shillitoe sean connery is at the end of his rope. Buy original a fine madness from italy vintage italian photobusta, directed by irvin kershner and starring sean connery, joanne woodward, jean seberg, colleen dewhurst, patrick oneal, clive revill, kay medford, jackie coogan, zohra lampert, sue ane langdon. The fine madness of the title refers to samson shillitoe connery, a poet whos having trouble completing his next work. Le film a fine madness 1966 vostfr admin 20170507t21. I bought a copy from france when i hadnt seen it, but wanted to complete my connery collection.
By the mid1960s, sean connery had played james bond in four films, and was anxious to avoid being typecast. A fine madness by baker, elliott and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Between the bond films, he looked for roles that were far different from the suave superspy. The loveable, irascible hero played by sean connery has a wild week of amorous adventures, but were always aware that hes putting real people at risk, especially himself.
Samson shillitoe connery a genius poet, who is irresistible to women but is plagued by writers block. In this offbeat comedy, debtridden, downonhisluck discouraged poet and incorrigible ladies man samson shillitoe sean connery cant seem to muster the inspiration to complete his masterpiece. A seminude and tattooed sean connery in a fine madness 1966. Try as he might to complete his latest masterpiece, shillitoe is. When it comes time for the clinic senior staff to vote on allowing the surgical technique to be performed on samson, dr. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Academy award and golden globewinner sean connery the league of extraordinary gentlemen, the rock is a stubborn, explosive, nonconformist poet who takes on the world at large. But no more so than is his current wife, rhoda joanne woodward, who suffers through his daily and. Buy a fine madness movie posters from movie poster shop. A fine madness animated production information from the depatiefreleng enterprises animation company. In the meantime, he does some work as a carpet cleaner and bangs chicks in the house or office where he cleans if he can. A fine madness by baker abebooks passion for books. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Connery has serious writers block and ends up seeing a psychiatrist to try and cure his creative halt. This is a picture that proudly beats its chest and clearly states that hey. A fine madness is a film directed by irvin kershner with sean connery, joanne woodward, jean seberg, patrick oneal, year. A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife. Released 1966, a fine madness stars sean connery, joanne woodward, jean seberg, patrick oneal the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A fine madness original screenplay for the 1966 film, in. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. New york film locations from the movie a fine madness starring sean connery and joanne woodward a fine madness 1966 samson shillitoe sean connery, a frustrated poet and a magnet for women, is behind in his alimony payments, and lives with rhoda joanne woodward, a waitress who stands by him through all his troubles. Its interesting that a fine madness makes a point of being a nyc movie, and an offbeat one at that, with its bawdiness hinting at the coming sexual revolution and featuring an international superstar who had the energy to stretch himself in something riskywhich is more than we can say for most of todays typecast stars. The film takes scattered potshots at a repressive society that forces the truly creative among us into near madness. A fine madness 1966 irvin kershner cast and crew allmovie. A fine madness is a 1966 american slapstick comedy film based on the 1964 novel by elliott baker that tells the story of samson shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome.
A fine madness is a 1966 american technicolor comedy film based on the 1964 novel by elliott baker that tells the story of samson shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. Connery is so hateful and downright mean in this film, it. If you consider yourself a fan of sean connery, you might want to give a fine madness a pass. In spite of the gloomy atmosphere at the studio, the cast of a fine madness became close. A fine madness is a 1966 american slapstick comedy film based on the 1964 novel by elliott. Home a fine madness original screenplay for the 1966 film, in the or. A fine madness received that award as putnams best for 1964. A fine madness movie posters from movie poster shop. In style and provocative content, this film anticipates the rise of the jittery, characterdriven, urban social issues films that.
Advanced search watchlist sign in a fine madness 1966 poster. Its not a bad film, mind you, and its not a blight on anyones record, but the reach of madness far exceeds its grasp. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a fine madness 1966 irvin kershner on allmovie. Costar patrick oneal recalled that virginia woolf was shot on a closed set, and that he and jean seberg, who played his wife in a fine madness, sneaked onto the woolf set to watch the filming. Find a fine madness original screenplay for the 1966 film, in the original studio binder by connery, sean starring. The offbeat a fine madness succeeds on the level of breezy lightweight entertainment. Film trailers are inherently advertisements, and as such i present them here. Sean connery on location for his 1966 film, a fine madness. All he wants is a little peace to complete his book, but there are too many temptations and.
It still holds up in all its glorious black humor, in tracking the life and loves of rebelpoet and carpetshampooer samson shillitoe. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Samson shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women but plagued by writers block. It stars sean connery in the midst of his james bond roles, joanne woodward, jean seberg, patrick oneal, and clive revill. A fine madness is billed as a wild comedy but like most kershner movies has a downbeat aspect. Connery plays samson shillitoe, a brendan behanlike poet with a milewide. Original international movie posters 1960 1969 skip to page navigation. A fine madness is a brave attempt by all concerned, one of those films where the powers behind it are trying so hard that the viewer desperately wants the end result to be a great film but its not. It stars sean connery in the midst of his james bond roles, joanne woodward, jean. At his day job shampooing the carpet in an executive office, married poet samson shillitoe sean connery feels no inhibition toward secretary miss walnicki sue ane langdon, in a fine madness, 1966, screenplay by elliott baker from his acclaimed first novel. The film takes scattered potshots at a repressive society that forces the. I had mixed mostly negative reactions to the film, but if youre curious.
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