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1968 British drama film

The Fixer
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
Screenplay byDalton Trumbo
Based onThe Fixer
by Bernard Malamud
Produced byEdward Lewis
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byHenry Berman
Music byMaurice Jarre
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date8 December 1968
Running time132 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Fixer is a 1968 British drama film based on the 1966 semi-biographical novel of the same name, written by Bernard Malamud. It was directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Alan Bates.

Plot

The film is based on Bernard Malamud's novel The Fixer, which in turn was inspired by the 1913 trial of Menahem Mendel Beilis, a Russian Jew who was falsely accused of having ritually murdered a Ukrainian boy named Andrei Yushchinsky, an example of the Blood Libel.

Cast

Oscar nomination

Alan Bates was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

External links

References

  1. Ebert, Roger. "The Fixer Review". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
Works directed by John Frankenheimer
Feature films
Television


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