The Day of the Locust

1975 · directed by John Schlesinger

Rating

65/100

Hit

no

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

The Day of the Locust (1975), directed by John Schlesinger, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Donald Sutherland
• Karen Black
• Burgess Meredith
• William Atherton
• Geraldine Page
• Richard Dysart
• Bo Hopkins
• Pepe Serna
• Lelia Goldoni
• Jackie Earle Haley

Crew

• Conrad Hall — Director of Photography
• Jim Clark — Editor
• John Barry — Original Music Composer
• Waldo Salt — Screenplay

More from John Schlesinger

1. Midnight Cowboy (1969) — 94/100 · hit
2. A Kind of Loving (1962) — 80/100 · hit
3. Billy Liar (1963) — 77/100
4. Cold Comfort Farm (1995) — 75/100
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — 74/100
6. Marathon Man (1976) — 73/100

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