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Hammersmith Is Out is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the legend of Faust. It is directed by Peter Ustinov, who stars in the film alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Beau Bridges.
May 12, 1972 · A mentally disturbed patient (Richard Burton) escapes from a hospital and offers the orderly (Beau Bridges) a deal with the devil (Peter Ustinov). Elizabeth Taylor plays a waitress who joins them in their adventures. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia and more.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Peter Ustinov
- 1972-05-12
A movie about Elizabeth Taylor as a waitress who bears the devil's child, played by Richard Burton, and the deal he makes with a dumb kid. Roger Ebert praises the film's humor, fantasy and risks, and compares it to a Faustian tale.
A comedy drama film based on the Faust legend, starring Peter Ustinov, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Beau Bridges. The film follows a madman's plot to escape from a hospital with the help of an orderly.
- Peter Ustinov, Newton Arnold
- Elizabeth Taylor
Hammersmith Is Out. An asylum doctor (Peter Ustinov) tracks a devilish inmate (Richard Burton) who schemes with a waitress (Elizabeth Taylor) and a male nurse.
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- Peter Ustinov
- R
- Comedy
Original title: Hammersmith Is Out. Synopsis: Odd comedy update of the Faust legend. Mental patient Sir Richard (aka "Hammersmith") promises orderly Bridges untold wealth if only he release him from a padded cell.
Overview. The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor of dubious sanity himself. The patient offers the innocent orderly vast riches if he'll help him escape. Peter Ustinov. Director. Stanford Whitmore. Writer.