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Rhinoceros Details

1974

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Starring	Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black, Anne Ramsey
Director	Tom O'Horgan
Genres	Comedy

Rhinoceros

This adaptation of Ionesco's absurdist classic was part of the American Film Theater series, conceived in the 1970s by producer Ely Landau and meant to be shown theatrically just like a play, with tickets sold in advance. Gene Wilder stars as Stanley, a depressive young man who abhors virtually all of humanity with the exception of his neighbor John (Mostel, in a bravura performance) and a beautiful young coworker named Daisy. Morosely cultivating his nonconformity, Stanley is disturbed at first when the inhabitants of his town begin turning into human rhinos, explained initially as rhinoceritis by local pundits. However, when just about everyone in town begins falling prey to the disease except for himself, Stanley wonders whether something else may be responsible for the phenomenon.

Starring	Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black, Anne Ramsey
Director	Tom O'Horgan
Studio	IND-DVD LTD
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1974 To Rent: DVD: 23 Aug 2004

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  quirky but rewarding
  
  This American screen adaptation of a French play actually works!
  
  A revelation for those of us who were brought up at the time of Trois Hommes et un ... read more »
  
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  - Claude
  - London, England
  - 16 Apr 2005 at 00:32
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  I had to check after viewing, but this film is surprisingly close to the original text. There've been a few liberties in translation, of course, and a few ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  A double act to die for
  
  Rhinocerus, Ionesco's fifties absurdist play about the whole world population turning into rinoes. Somewhat old hat in these more absurdist times, the film ... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 06 Jan 2008 at 19:34
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  a real gem
  
  I can understand why this movie may not be to everyone’s taste. The actors really enjoy themselves, you can tell, it is well… a drama. It is ... read more »
  
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- - an ex-rhino
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  - 20 Apr 2006 at 17:41
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  This adaptation of Ionesco's absurdist classic was part of the American Film Theater series, conceived in the 1970s by producer Ely Landau and meant to be shown theatrically just like a play, with tickets sold in advance. Gene Wilder stars as Stanley, a depressive young man who abhors virtually all ...