A Bigger Splash (1973 film)

A Bigger Splash
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Hazan
Written by
  • Jack Hazan
  • David Mingay
Produced by
  • Jack Hazan
  • Mike Kaplan
StarringDavid Hockney
CinematographyJack Hazan
Edited byDavid Mingay
Music byPatrick Gowers
Release dates
  • October 1973 (1973-10) (Chicago)
  • 5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$95,826[1]

A Bigger Splash is a 1973 British biographical documentary film about David Hockney's lingering breakup with his then-partner Peter Schlesinger, from 1970 to 1973. Directed by Jack Hazan and edited by David Mingay, it has music by Patrick Gowers. Featuring many of Hockney's circle,[2] it includes designers Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark,[3] artist Patrick Procktor, gallery owner John Kasmin and museum curator Henry Geldzahler.[4]

  1. ^ "A Bigger Splash". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ^ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, A Bigger Splash (1974) - Jack Hazan | IDFA, retrieved 2023-05-05
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Bigger Splash, A (1974)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ^ "A Bigger Splash". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 August 2024.