The Last Act of Martin Weston

The Last Act of Martin Weston
Directed byMichael Jacot
Written byMichael Jacot
StarringJon Granik
Nuala Fitzgerald
Milena Dvorská
Al Waxman
CinematographyJiří Tarantík
Edited byAnthony Bower
Music byMilan Kymlicka
Production
companies
Michael Jacot Productions
Barrandov Studios
Distributed byMichael Jacot Productions
Release date
  • October 2, 1970 (1970-10-02)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Last Act of Martin Weston is a Canadian-Czech drama film, directed by Michael Jacot and released in 1970.[1] The film stars Jon Granik as Martin Weston, an American businessman working in Prague who is dissatisfied with his life and planning his suicide.[2]

The cast also includes Nuala Fitzgerald, Milena Dvorská and Al Waxman.

The film had originally been planned to be set and shot in Canada; however, after Jacot failed to secure funding from the Canadian Film Development Corporation, he instead reached a deal with the Czech production firm Barrandov Studios to shoot the film in Prague.[3]

The film premiered in competition at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards.[4] It was also later screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival as part of Cinema Canada, a non-competitive lineup of Canadian films.[5]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 122.
  2. ^ "Film made in Prague draws best audience". Sault Star, October 3, 1970.
  3. ^ John Clare, "Jacot's Canadian Movie Made in Prague". Calgary Herald, September 3, 1970.
  4. ^ "Act of the Heart may be a winner". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 3, 1970.
  5. ^ Gerald Pratley, Torn Sprockets: The Uncertain Projection of the Canadian Film. University of Delaware Press, 1987. ISBN 9780874131949. p. 200.