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Five Finger Exercise is a 1962 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Frederick Brisson from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett based on the play by Peter Shaffer. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Five Finger Exercise: Directed by Daniel Mann. With Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Maximilian Schell, Richard Beymer. A long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter.
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- Drama
- Daniel Mann
- 1962-09-10
A five-finger exercise is a musical composition designed primarily to exercise all five fingers of the hand. A typical example is Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises. Chopin wrote a number of études (studies) that are widely regarded as musical compositions to train musical ability and dexterity of the fingers, with his Op.10 and Op.25.
Mother and housewife Louise (Rosalind Russell) is somewhat self-deluded, while father and business executive Stanley (Jack Hawkins) is disconnected and distant. Their son, Philip (Richard Beymer ...
- Drama
- Rosalind Russell
- Daniel Mann
Originally titled Retreats, the current title, Five Finger Exercise, is a clever and symbolic reference to a piano exercise for pianists. The play has five characters that must “exorcise”...
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Based on a play by Peter Shaffer, "Five Finger Exercise" from 1962 stars Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Richard Beymer, and Maximillian Schell. The plot concerns the presence of a German tutor (Schell) for the daughter (Lana Wood) in the family, and ensuing domestic problems that come to a boil.
Five Finger Exercise (Original, Play, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 2, 1959 and played through Oct 1, 1960.
