Tropic of Cancer (1970)
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71% of critics liked it
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8% of users liked it
(60 ratings)
Three years after cinematizing James Joyce's long-censored Ulysses, Joseph Strick mounted an adaptation of another racy literary work -- Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Rip Torn plays Miller, an American expatriate author living -- and loving -- in 1920s Paris. The much-vaunted sex scenes… More Three years after cinematizing James Joyce's long-censored Ulysses, Joseph Strick mounted an adaptation of another racy literary work -- Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Rip Torn plays Miller, an American expatriate author living -- and loving -- in 1920s Paris. The much-vaunted sex scenes were hot enough in 1970 to earn the film an X-rating, and an NC-17 when the film was re-rated in 1992. Ellen Burstyn (then billed as Ellen MacRae) has a few effective scenes as Miller's long-suffering wife, Mona; Phil Kaufman later elaborated on her character in the 1990 film Henry & June. Henry Miller himself appears in Tropic of Cancer, billed as a "spectator." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Strick
- Written By
- Joseph Strick, Betty Botley
- Genres
- Drama
NC-17,
- In Theaters
- Feb 27, 1970 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 29, 1993
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Oz, eFilmCritic.com
Exploitation runs all the way down the line.
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James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
a dirty movie worth watching
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David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
The colors of Henry Miller's worlds coupled with his colorful expressions of desire make the experience a timeless one.
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Cast
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Rip Torn
as Henry Miller
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James Callahan
as Fillmore
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Ellen Burstyn
as Mona
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David Bauer
as Carl
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Laurence Lignères
as Ginette
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Phil Brown
as Van Norden
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Gisele Grimm
as Germaine
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Ginette Leclerc
as Madame Hamilton
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Magali Noël
as The Princess
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Sabine Sun
as Elsa
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Philippe Gaste
as Train Passenger
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Roger Lumont
as Cafe Patron
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Guy Marly
as Dog Lover
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Ed Marcus
as Boris
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Henry Miller
as Spectator
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Raymond Gerome
as Headmaster
