HAMMERSMITH IS OUT - 1972 - ELIZABETH TAYLOR - RICHARD BURTON - RARE DVD
Product Description
TITLE:
Hammersmith Is Out
DIRECTOR: Peter Ustinov
YEAR: 1972
CAST: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Beau Bridges, Peter Ustinov, Leon Ames, George Raft, Leon Askin and Marjorie Eaton
VIDEO QUALITY: 8 out of 10 / B+
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9 Widescreen
REGION CODE: 0 Region All / Free DVD-R (playable worldwide)
FORMAT: NTSC
SYNOPSIS: Loosely based on the Faust legend, Hammersmith is Out stars Richard Burton as the title character, a mental patient confined to the sanitarium owned by a loony doctor (Peter Ustinov, who also directed). Befriending a lackadaisical orderly named Billy Breedlove (Beau Bridges), the satanic Hammersmith offers Billy untold wealth and power if he'll help him escape. Once on the outside, Hammersmith keeps his promises to Billy, with the help of slovenly hash-slinger Jimmie Jean Jackson (Elizabeth Taylor). When time comes to pay the piper, however, Hammersmith and Jimmie Jean conspire to leave Billy hanging out to dry.
DIRECTOR: Peter Ustinov
YEAR: 1972
CAST: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Beau Bridges, Peter Ustinov, Leon Ames, George Raft, Leon Askin and Marjorie Eaton
VIDEO QUALITY: 8 out of 10 / B+
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9 Widescreen
REGION CODE: 0 Region All / Free DVD-R (playable worldwide)
FORMAT: NTSC
SYNOPSIS: Loosely based on the Faust legend, Hammersmith is Out stars Richard Burton as the title character, a mental patient confined to the sanitarium owned by a loony doctor (Peter Ustinov, who also directed). Befriending a lackadaisical orderly named Billy Breedlove (Beau Bridges), the satanic Hammersmith offers Billy untold wealth and power if he'll help him escape. Once on the outside, Hammersmith keeps his promises to Billy, with the help of slovenly hash-slinger Jimmie Jean Jackson (Elizabeth Taylor). When time comes to pay the piper, however, Hammersmith and Jimmie Jean conspire to leave Billy hanging out to dry.