| Waltz of the Toreadors | |
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| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Written by | Jean Anouilh (play) |
| Screenplay by | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Starring | Peter Sellers |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Edited by | Peter Taylor |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors Continental Distributing (US) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Waltz of the Toreadors (also known as The Amorous General[1]) is a 1962 film directed by John Guillermin and starring Peter Sellers and Dany Robin.[2] It was based on the play of the same name by Jean Anouilh with the location changed from France to England.[3][4][5] It was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay, in 1963.[6]
The film had its World Premiere on 12 April 1962 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End.[7]
Guillermin later said "it was about the irony of old age and had a light touch".[8]
- ^ Banks, Dick (1965-01-26). "'Amorous General' Has a Lot of Sellers in It". The Charlotte Observer. p. 3B.
- ^ "Waltz of the Toreadors". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)". Archived from the original on February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Waltz of the Toreadors". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) - John Guillermin - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ The Times, online archive 12 April 1962, page 2 (subscription required)
- ^ FILM CLIPS: Life on the Nile With Guillermin Lee, Grant. Los Angeles Times 20 Sep 1978: f14.