The Iceman Cometh (1973 film)

The Iceman Cometh is a 1973 film directed by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay was written by Thomas Quinn Curtiss, based on Eugene ONeills 1939 play of the same name. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but wasnt entered into the main competition.

We found the most difficult thing was to cut it. We cut one hour andminutes out of the original, but by the time wed finished it wed put back in an hour. It was a marvelous movie up til now 1974 my best experience. We were like a repertory company we never wanted it to end. I tried to show Hickey as sane and not the way Ive seen him interpreted, as insane. I think you have to live your life without illusions, not with them. Pauline Kael said in her review that you only have to look at photos of ONeill to see this was a face with no illusions.

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