The Appointment

The Appointment
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Lumet
Produced by	Martin Poll
Written by	James Salter Leonviola (story)
Starring	Omar Sharif Anouk Aimée
Music by	John Barry Don Walker (orchestrator)
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Edited by	Thelma Connell
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	July 18, 1969 (Finland) August 15, 1970 (Sweden)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Appointment is a 1969 psychological drama film from director Sidney Lumet and writer James Salter, based on the story by Antonio Leonviola.

Plot synopsis

After becoming involved with the ex-fiancée of a business acquaintance, lawyer Federico Fendi (Omar Sharif) becomes consumed with suspicion that his new wife Carla (Anouk Aimée) may be moonlighting as a high-class prostitute. His attempts to entrap her lead to disaster.

Cast

Actor	Role
Omar Sharif	Federico Fendi
Anouk Aimée	Carla
Lotte Lenya	Emma Valadier
Didi Perego	Nanny
Fausto Tozzi	Renzo
Gigi Proietti	Fabre
Paola Barbara	Mother
Inna Alexeieff	Old woman on train
Ennio Balbo	Ugo Perino

Film facts

• This film has three original scores. Michel Legrand composed the film's first score. That score contained only a single theme, with variations, and was ultimately rejected. A replacement score was composed by John Barry, which was used in the film's theatrical release. Barry's score also contained a single theme with variations, with the exception of select location scenes. The film had a very limited release in the United States, and when the rights were purchased for U.S. television airing by CBS, MGM re-edited the film and commissioned an entirely new score by Stu Phillips. Selections from all three scores were finally released on CD in 2003 by Film Score Monthly.
• The Appointment was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The prize was instead awarded to the British black comedy If.... (1968).
• The film was also featured on Lionpower (1967), a 27-minute promotional film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, showing highlights of the studio's upcoming releases.

See also

• List of American films of 1969

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: The Appointment". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

External links

• The Appointment at the Internet Movie Database
• The Appointment at AllMovie