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Directed by | Blake Edwards |
Screenplay by | Blake Edwards |
Based on | The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn Anthony |
Produced by | Ken Wales |
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Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Edited by | Ernest Walter |
Music by | John Barry |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.4 million[1] |
Box office | $8 million (US and Canada) $5 million (rest of world)[1] |
The Tamarind Seed is a 1974 romantic thriller spy drama film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif.[2] Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Evelyn Anthony, the film is about a British Home Office functionary and a Soviet-era attaché who are lovers involved in Cold War intrigue. The Tamarind Seed was the first film produced by Lorimar Productions. The film score was composed by John Barry.[2]