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The Last Tycoon: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Richard Joy, Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre. A movie producer is slowly working himself to death.
- (15)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- John Frankenheimer
- 1957-03-14
Adaptations. 1957: John Frankenheimer directed a TV version for Playhouse 90, with Jack Palance as Monroe Stahr. 1976: A film version was adapted for the screen by British playwright Harold Pinter, directed by Elia Kazan (his last film). It was produced by Sam Spiegel and released as The Last Tycoon.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 163 (paperback edition)
- 1941
- November 4, 1941 (posthumously)
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Oct 24, 2019 · Description: “The Last Tycoon” is the 24th episode in the first season of Playhouse 90. This episode, written by Don Mankiewicz and directed by John Frankenheimer, was based off the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same title. In it, a movie producer is slowly working himself to death.
- 75 min
After The Last Tycoon (March 14, 1957), adapted from the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about a film studio head, Frankenheimer followed with Tad Mosel's If You Knew Elizabeth (April 11, 1957) about an ambitious college professor; another Fitzgerald adaptation, Winter Dreams (May 23, 1957), dramatizing a romantic triangle; Clash by Night (June 13 ...
- 134
- October 4, 1956 –, May 18, 1960
- 4
- CBS
"PLAYHOUSE 90" and Jack Palance scored again last night over Channel 2 with a fine production of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Last Tycoon." View Full Article in Timesmachine » Share full article
All. Playhouse 90 (TV Series) The Last Tycoon (1957) User Reviews. Review this title. 1 Review. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 9/10. Peter Lorre and Jack Palance are brillant in this fine movie version of Fitzgeralds Novel. manuelkreitmeier 30 December 2021.
