Sean Connery
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A Fine Madness is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Elliott Baker. It tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome.
A Fine Madness: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal. Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
After years of failure, hapless poet Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) is at the end of his rope. But no more so than is his current wife, Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), who suffers...
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A Fine Madness. Sean Connery is a stubborn, explosive, nonconformist poet who takes on the world at large. This screwball comedy reveals a dark side when it shows the consequences of his behavior. 81 1 h 43 min 1966. X-Ray 13+. Comedy · Cheerful · Confused · Emotional. Available to rent or buy.
A Fine Madness. Summaries. Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife. Samson Shillitoe is a New York City-based poet of great promise and some renown, but he's troubled, which causes problems.
A FINE MADNESS is about a creative spirit's struggle for survival in an analytical society. Samson Shillitoe, is (according to Shelly's definition) one of "the unacknowledged legislators of the world."
A Fine Madness 1966, directed by Irvin Kershner | Film review. Film. Time Out says. An engaging, sharply scripted comedy ( Elliott Baker, from his own novel), with Connery...
