The Great Impostor (1961)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Escritores:

Robert Crichton (novel)
Liam O'Brien (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

3 febrero 1961 (Alemania Occidental)

Género:

Comedia | Drama

Frase comercial:

Will the Real Fred Demara Please Stand Up??

Plot:

Based on a true story, a bright young man who hasn't the patience for the normal way of advancement...

Plot Keywords:

Prison Warden | Impostor | State Trooper | Priest | Beautiful Woman

Premios:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Another Interesting Role For Curtis

Reparto

Tony Curtis	...	Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd
Edmond O'Brien	...	Captain Glover - HMCS Cayuga
Arthur O'Connell	...	Warden J.B. Chandler
Gary Merrill	...	Pa Demara
Joan Blackman	...	Lt. Catherine Lacey - WRCN Nursing Sister
Raymond Massey	...	Abbott Donner
Robert Middleton	...	R.C. Brown - Federal prison guard
Jeanette Nolan	...	Ma Demara
Sue Ane Langdon	...	Eulalie - Chandler's daughter
Larry Gates	...	Cardinal
Mike Kellin	...	Clifford Thompson (prisoner in maximum security section)
Frank Gorshin	...	Barney - Federal prison inmate
Cindi Wood	...	WAC Lieutenant
Dick Sargent	...	Hotchkiss - Medical Assistant 2nd Class, HMCS Cayuga (as Richard Sargent)
Robert Crawford Jr.	...	Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford)
Doodles Weaver	...	Farmer hauling fertilizer in truck
Ward Ramsey	...	Lieutenant Commander - HMCS Cayuga
David White	...	Dr. Hammond
Philip Ahn	...	Captain Hun Kin - Korean Army
Herbert Rudley	...	Senior Officer
Jerry Paris	...	Defense Lieutenant
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Dr. Joseph Mornay
Willard Sage
Karl Malden	...	Father Devlin - St. Augustine School
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Robert Dornan	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Gray	...	Federal Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Bob Hastings	...	State Department Official (uncredited)
William Hudson	...	(uncredited)
David McMahon	...	Federal Prison Guard (uncredited)
John Slosser	...	St. Augustine School Classmate (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Robert Mulligan

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Robert Crichton		novel
Liam O'Brien		writer

Producida por
Robert Arthur	....	producer

Música original por
Henry Mancini

Fotografía por
Robert Burks

Montaje por
Frederic Knudtson

Dirección artística
Henry Bumstead
Alexander Golitzen

Decorados
Julia Heron

Departamento de maquillaje
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist

Ayudante de dirección
Joseph E. Kenney	....	assistant director

Departamento de sonido
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound
Frank H. Wilkinson	....	sound

Especialistas
Joe Gray	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele	....	stunts (uncredited)

Departamento de Música
Joseph Gershenson	....	music supervisor

Compañías Productores

• Universal International Pictures (UI)

Distribuidores

• Universal Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)

También conocida como:

El gran impostor (Spain) [es]

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Coreano

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Finland:S | Sweden:15

Compañía:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "The Flying Nun: The Not So Great Impostor (#3.7)" (1969)

Another Interesting Role For Curtis

Tony Curtis portrays "Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.," who faked being a doctor, warden, monk and teacher. When I saw this at the theater 45 years ago, I thought it was fascinating. Much older and seeing it on tape about 10 years ago, it wasn't as interesting as I had remembered. I guess when you're a kid, everything on the big screen is impressive.

Humor helped in this film, giving it some life here and there as it's a bit slow-moving but still entertaining. I've usually found Curtis entertaining to watch, a man who played a lot of interesting characters. I still think he is/was an underrated actor, too.

It was nice seeing the main character, although being a fake, still asking for God's help in certain situations, inside knowing he was not doing the right thing. Those parts would be edited out if the film was re-made today. I agree, too, with a fellow reviewer that faking being a surgeon is not something to be laughed at, especially if he was doing his operating on you or me!