Al Pacino
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
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Scent of a Woman is a 1992 American drama film produced and directed by Martin Brest that tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a job as an assistant to an irritable, blind, medically retired Army lieutenant colonel. The film is a remake of Dino Risi 's 1974 Italian film Profumo di donna, adapted by Bo Goldman from the novel ...
- $31 million
- December 23, 1992
- Martin Brest
- Thomas Newman
Jan 8, 1993 · Scent of a Woman: Directed by Martin Brest. With Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar. A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
- Martin Brest
- 513
- 4 min
A blind ex-colonel hires a prep school student to accompany him to New York, where he plans to commit suicide. The student tries to stop him and gets involved in a legal battle with a corrupt lawyer.
A retired army colonel, blind and bitter, hires a young student to accompany him to New York for a weekend of revenge and romance. Critics and audiences praise Pacino's performance, but the film is criticized for its predictability and sentimentality.
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- Martin Brest
- R
- Al Pacino
Dec 23, 1992 · A coming-of-age and prep school movie about a blind colonel and a young student who spend a weekend in New York. The colonel teaches the student about women, romance, and life, while the student learns from the colonel's mistakes and insights. The reviewer praises the performance of Al Pacino as the colonel and the screenplay by Bo Goldman.
Dec 23, 1992 · A drama film starring Al Pacino as a blind retired colonel who hires a young guardian for a wild weekend. See critic and user ratings, summaries, trailers, and related movies on Metacritic.
