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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.
- Alex Lucas
- May 12, 1972 (United States)
- J. Cornelius Crean Films Inc.
- Dominic Frontiere
May 12, 1972 · A movie adaptation of the Faust legend with Richard Burton as a criminal mastermind and Elizabeth Taylor as a diner waitress. The film is directed by Peter Ustinov and co-stars Beau Bridges and George Raft.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Peter Ustinov
- 1972-05-12
Brief Synopsis. 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 (Burton) offers the innocent orderly (Bridges) vast riches if he'll help him escape.
- 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
A movie about Elizabeth Taylor as a waitress who bears the devil's child, played by Richard Burton, and the chaos that ensues. Roger Ebert praises the film's humor, fantasy and risks, and compares it to a Faustian tale.
At an asylum for the criminally insane in Texas, inmate Hammersmith (Richard Burton) resides in a locked cell, studiously avoided by the staff, who fear his oddly powerful allure.
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.
