Tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter. The razors edge 1946 edmund goulding the movie title. The razors edge is a drama film starring bill murray. The razors edge is based on the popular novel by sommerset maughan, and in 1946 it was the prestige picture of the year. Tirneys beauty permeates the whole film and her character is as truthful as it is cruel although she doesnt mean to be neither truthful nor cruel. He begins a spiritual quest in paris, then india, and ultimately his two worlds collide in what becomes a powerful test of his resolve. The razors edge official trailer bill murray takes the lead role of larry darrell played by tyrone power in the 1946 original adaptation of somerset maughams tale, an upperclass lad who isn. With tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter.
Movie typography from the razors edge 1946, directed by edmund goulding, starring myrna loy, fredric march, dana andrews, teresa wright. Newly widowed, sophie has descended into alcoholism, a state from which larry hopes to save her in this thoughtprovoking film nominated. Music by alfred newman novel by somerset maugham disclaimer. Released november 19th, 1946, the razors edge stars tyrone power, gene tierney, anne baxter, clifton webb the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Both films follow the quest of a young man named larry to find lifes meaning. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at. This film reteamed tierney and webb two years after their appearance together in laura. The holy man scene from the razors edge 1946 youtube. The razors edge 1946 edmund goulding awards allmovie. Clocking in at almost two and a half hours, the film also drags endlessly at times, forcing the viewer to watch long intense conversations between. Its funny going back to these sorts of films to see if such esteemed still maintain their status. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The razors edge 1946 is a drama based on the novel by w. Rent the razors edge 1946 starring tyrone power and gene tierney on dvd and bluray. Zanuck, who saw the spiritual journey of larry darrell tyrone. The 1946 twentieth century fox film the razors edge is based on w. When filming the hospital scene, anne baxter drew upon an experience from her childhood, when she lost her threeyearold brother. Somerset maugham published the razors edge in 1944 as the world was.
Its the second hour and a half where things come unstuck, the sputtering momentum of unlikeable and unfathomable. Unfollow the razors edge 1946 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married. The story begins as maugham a novelist, thinking back to when he first met larry darrell. Somerset maughams the razors edge 1944 was adapted for film in 1946 and 1984. The razors edge 1946 starring tyrone power, a success. The film was nominated for best picture among others for 1946, losing to william wylers the best years of our lives, and if you work with the first hour or so razors edge is a strong, powerful filmmaking effort.
Tyrone power anne baxter the razors edge 1946 original. The razors edge seems like a film that may have been ahead of its time when first released and i wonder if the film suffered from any backlash because of how dark in tone the film ultimately is. The film stars tyrone power as larry darrell, an american world war i veteran who spends ten years in travel and study trying to find the meaning of life. Hollywood joined in with movies like the best years of our lives and its a wonderful life. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Synopsisan adventuresome young man goes off to locate himself and loses his socialite fiance along the way. It was released in 1946, and stars tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter, clifton webb, and herbert marshall, with a supporting cast including lucile watson, frank latimore, and elsa lanchester. I think power is very good in the role, and he well understood the larry darrell character. Original movie poster for razors edge,the 1946 26296 20th century fox original style b onesheet poster 27x41 linen backed very fine art by norman rockwell offered by. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to.
Tyrone power anne baxter the razors edge 1946 original movie photo 402. Somerset maugham, who appears onscreen in the form of herbert marshall. It was released in 1946, and stars tyrone power, gene tierney. It is a great movie and is based on a novel by english writer w. Find movie and film award information for the razors edge 1946 edmund goulding on allmovie. The film would be remade in 1984, with bill murray in the tyrone power role. The somerset maugham novel should be read by everybody at a certain age say, early twenties, and this 1946 movie adaptation of the razors edge stays faithful to the books questing spirit.
Principal cast tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter, clifton webb, herbert marshall, lucile watson, frank latimore, elsa lanchester, cecil humphreys, fritz kortner, eugene borden. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The film the razors edge was not as good as the novel, but this is often the case. A satisfying cinematic version of a difficult novel, supported by an excellent cast. The film features the wonderful clifton webb, whose character elliott. Despite some critics poking fun the razor s edge did receive an academy award nomination for best picture in 1947, but lost to what was undeniably the film of the moment, the samuel goldwyn companys postwar triumph the best years of our lives 1946. Tyrone power meets a guru and receives inspiration.
There was always one film a year that zanuck personally supervised and in 1946 it was the razors edge. Maughams book and the 1946 movie inadvertently gave birth to the 1984. Despite some critics poking fun the razors edge did receive an academy award nomination for best picture in 1947, but lost to what was undeniably the film of the moment, the samuel goldwyn companys postwar triumph the best years of our lives 1946. The razors edge movie posters from movie poster shop. But when he returns 10 years later, shell stop at nothing to reunite with him, even. The razors edge 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cast and crew credits for the razors edge, 1946, directed by edmund goulding, with tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, at turner classic movies. Gallery of 17 movie poster and cover images for the razors edge 1946.
Buy the razors edge movie posters from movie poster shop. The razors edge soundtrack cd details and availability. Razors edge, the 1946 movie clip she asked for her. Not to everybodys taste but i like this film although what exactly tyrone power learns from his. It was during a dinner party at a chicago country club.
The razors edge 1946 starring tyrone power, a success story. The razor s edge 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The razors edge movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Rent the razors edge 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter, clifton webb, herbert marshall. John byrum directed the film, which was cowritten by murray and byrum this marked murrays first starring role in a dramatic film, though murray did. When a wealthy chicago man with a world of opportunity in front of him returns from war, he finds himself disillusioned. On the fringe of chicagos social elite, larry serves in a wwi ambulance crew and returns traumatized by his experience. Despite its apparently uncommercial storyline, it was a pet project of fox honcho darryl f. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Speaking of it years later, she said the scene was the best in her career, and still gave her chills.
Starring tyrone power as larry darrell, gene tierney as isabel bradley, clifton webb as elliott templeton, anne baxter as sophie macdonald, herbert marshall as w. An adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancee in the process. Theresa russell, catherine hicks, denholm elliott, brian doylemurray and james keach also star in the film. The razors edge soundtrack 1946 the moviemusic store.