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Impossible Object

Impossible Object

Impossible Object

Impossible Object

1973•1h 53m•

★4.8(10 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Harry is a married writer who has an affair with a woman whose husband knows that she is unfaithful. As a result of his work, Harry has trouble distinguishing between fantasy and reality leaving us to wonder whether the affair is real or just a figment of Harry's imagination.

Director

John Frankenheimer

Writers

Nicholas Mosley

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Main Cast

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Harry

Dominique Sanda

Dominique Sanda

Natalie

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

Georges

Evans Evans

Evans Evans

Elizabeth

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

The Plumber

Lea Massari

Lea Massari

Hippolyta

Sean Bury

Sean Bury

Adam

Henri Czarniak

Henri Czarniak

Mark Dightam

Mark Dightam

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Private Investigator

Isabelle Giraud-Carrier

Isabelle Giraud-Carrier

Michael McVey

Michael McVey

Full Crew

Direction

Director: John Frankenheimer
Assistant Director: Bernard Stora
Script Supervisor: Lucie Lichtig

Writing

Novel: Nicholas Mosley
Screenplay: Nicholas Mosley

Production

Producer: Jud Kinberg
Unit Manager: Lucien Lippens
Executive Producer: Robert Bradford
Production Manager: Georges Vallon
Unit Manager: René Fargeas

Music & Sound

Sound: Antoine Petitjean
Sound Effects: Renée Deschamps
Sound Mixer: Jacques Carrère
Original Music Composer: Michel Legrand

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Claude Renoir
Still Photographer: Vincent Rossell
Key Grip: Daniel Braunschweig
Camera Operator: Charles-Henri Montel
Assistant Camera: René Chabal
Camera Operator: Vladimir Ivanov

Editing

Assistant Editor: Catherine Kelber
Editor: Albert Jurgenson

Art Direction

Main Title Designer: Jean Fouchet
Production Design: Alexandre Trauner
Set Decoration: Albert Volper

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Jacques Fonteray
Hairstylist: Alex Archambault
Wardrobe Supervisor: Deborah Dixon
Makeup Artist: Monique Archambault

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "L'Impossible Objet" (FR).

#2

The runtime is 113 minutes (1h 53m).

#3

It was a co-production between: France, Italy, United States of America.

#4

The film was directed by John Frankenheimer.

#5

The screenplay was written by Nicholas Mosley.

#6

The score was composed by Michel Legrand.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Claude Renoir.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0070739.

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Rating

4.8/10

Mixed

10 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

L'Impossible Objet

Status:

Released

Language:

Français, English

Country of Origin:

France, Italy, United States of America

Production Companies:

Euro International Films

Franco London Films

Robert Bradford Productions

ABC

ABC