Love and Death (1975)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:

10 June 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | War

Tagline:

The Comedy Sensation of the Year!

Plot:

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.

Plot Keywords:

Russia | Army | Slapstick | Philosophy | Stadium Vendor

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Woody Allen	...	Boris Grushenko
Diane Keaton	...	Sonja
Georges Adet	...	Old Nehamkin
Frank Adu	...	Drill sergeant
Edmond Ardisson	...	Priest (as Edward Ardisson)
Féodor Atkine	...	Mikhail Grushenko (as Feodor Atkine)
Albert Augier	...	Waiter
Yves Barsacq	...	Rimsky (as Yves Barsaco)
Lloyd Battista	...	Don Francisco
Jack Berard	...	Gen. Lecoq
Eva Betrand	...	Woman hygiene class
George Birt	...	Doctor
Yves Brainville	...	Andre
Gérard Buhr	...	Servant (as Gerard Buhr)
Brian Coburn	...	Dimitri
Henri Coutet	...	Minskov
Patricia Crown	...	Cheerleader
Henry Czarniak	...	Ivan Grushenko
Despo Diamantidou	...	Mother Grushenko
Sandor Elès	...	Soldier #2 (as Sandor Eles)
Luce Fabiole	...	Grandmother
Florian	...	Uncle Nikolai
Jacqueline Fogt	...	Ludmilla
Sol Frieder	...	Leon Voskovec (herring merchant) (as Sol L. Frieder)
Olga Georges-Picot	...	Countess Alexandrovna
Harold Gould	...	Anton Inbedkov
Harry Hankin	...	Uncle Sasha
Jessica Harper	...	Natasha
Tony Jay	...	Vladimir Maximovitch
Tutte Lemkow	...	Pierre
Jack Lenoir	...	Kropotkin (wine merchant)
Leib Lensky	...	Father Andre
Anne Lonnberg	...	Olga
Roger Lumont	...	First baker
Alfred Lutter III	...	Young Boris Grushenko
Ed Marcus	...	Raskov
Jacques Maury	...	Second
Narcissa McKinley	...	Cheerleader
Aubrey Morris	...	Soldier #4
Denise Péron	...	Spanish countess (as Denise Peron)
Beth Porter	...	Anna
Alan Rossett	...	Guard
Shimen Ruskin	...	Borslov
Percival Russel	...	Berdykov (village idiot)
Chris Sanders	...	Joseph
Zvee Scooler	...	Father
C.A.R. Smith	...	Father Nikolai
Fred Smith	...	Soldier
Bernard Taylor	...	Soldier #3
Clément Thierry	...	Jacques (as Clement-Thierry)
Alan Tilvern	...	Sergeant
James Tolkan	...	Napoleon Bonaparte
Hélène Vallier	...	Madame Wolfe (as Helene Vallier)
Howard Vernon	...	Gen. Leveque
Glenn Williams	...	Soldier #1
Jacob Witkin	...	Sushkin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rebecca Potok	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Norman Rose	...	Death (voice) (uncredited)
Andrée Tainsy	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits
Woody Allen		(written by)
Mildred Cram		uncredited
Donald Ogden Stewart		uncredited

Produced by
Fred T. Gallo	....	associate producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	producer
Martin Poll	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Ghislain Cloquet

Film Editing by
Ron Kalish
Ralph Rosenblum
George Hively		(uncredited)

Casting by
Miriam Brickman
Juliet Taylor
Blanche Wiesenfeld

Production Design by
Willy Holt

Costume Design by
Gladys de Segonzac

Makeup Department
Renée Guidet	....	hair stylist (as Renee Guidet)
Anatole Paris	....	makeup artist
Marie-Madeleine Paris	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jean-Marie Durand	....	unit manager
Patrick Gordon	....	assistant unit manager
Suzanne Wiesenfeld	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Cohn	....	second assistant director
Paul Feyder	....	first assistant director
Zsuzsanna Mills	....	second assistant director: Hungary (uncredited)

Art Department
Louis Boussaroque	....	outside buyer
Jean Brunet	....	stand-by propman
Marc Frédérix	....	assistant art director (as Marc Frederix)
Claude Reytinas	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Daniel Brisseau	....	sound mixer
Gérard de Lagarde	....	boom operator (as Gerard De Lagarde)
Al Gramaglia	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Sable	....	sound editor
Michael Kirchberger	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Dawson	....	assistant special effects
Kit West	....	chief special effects

Stunts
Gábor Piroch	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Apoteker	....	still photographer
Philippe Houdart	....	second assistant camera
René Strasser	....	head grip
Guy Testa-Rossa	....	first assistant camera
Michel Vocoret	....	head gaffer
Daniel Vogel	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andree Demarez	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
Marilyn McLaren	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Felix Giglio	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Catherine Prévert	....	script supervisor (as Catherine Prevert)
Adele Sanders	....	auditor
Marie-Jose Testard	....	accountant
Blanche Wiesenfeld	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1975) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Artistes Associés )
• Key Video (1987) (USA) (VHS) (For nCBS/Fox)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-issue)

Other Companies

• Computer Opticals  titles

Also Known As:

Guerre et amour (France)
Die letzte Nacht des Boris Gruschenko (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
La última noche de Boris Grushenko (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
A Última Noite de Bóris Grushenko (Brazil) [pt]
Ahava Oo'Mavet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Amor y muerte: La última noche de Boris Grushenko (Mexico) [es]
Amore e guerra (Italy) [it]
Död och pina (Sweden) [sv]
Kærlighed og død (Denmark) [da]
L'última nit de Boris Grushenko (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Milosc i smierc (Poland) [pl]
O eirinopoios (Greece) [el]
Sota ja rakkaus eli älkää ampuko Napoleonia (Finland) [fi]
Szerelem és halál (Hungary) [hu]

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:12 | USA:PG (certificate #24301) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:16 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Trivia:

Woody Allen was so concerned about the quality of Budapest's food that he consumed only canned food and bottled water that he had brought with him from America. As a result, Allen was one of the few of his movie's cast and crew who did not suffer dysentery while filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: The young Boris has blue eyes, but the adult Boris has brown eyes.

Quotes:

[comforting her husband on his deathbed]
Sonja: I know I could have been a better wife to you... kinder. I could have made love with you more often... or once, even.
Leon Voskovec: Once would have been nice.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Intimate Portrait: Diane Keaton" (2001)

Soundtrack:

The Magic Flute Overture

Absolutely Amazing!

Honestly, It took me 24 years to truly appreciate the work of Woody Allen. But those were 24 years well spent and by that I mean... -it could be that you have to grow up and be a student of life and really see what the world is about. or -it could just be that you need to be cynical ...in order to achieve the mindset to understand the genius of it all, there's something about Woody Allen that is just incredibly fantastic. I must say that this film is incredibly well thought, acted, and directed....Diane Keaton is the best shes ever been in my opinion and Woody...man you gotta love him!

Just watch it! You'll be in tears-too funny!