Lord Jim (1965)

Directed by

Richard Brooks

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 34m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young ship officer abandons his passengers in a crisis, then spends years trying to redeem his honor in remote islands. The story follows his quest for redemption and his encounters with various characters who test his courage.

episodicbroodingstatelyintrospectivemelancholicvisually lushdeliberate

What happens

Lord Jim is a 1965 adventure film written, directed, and produced by Richard Brooks. It is the second film adaptation of the 1900 novel by Joseph Conrad, following a 1925 silent film. The film stars Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curt Jürgens, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, Paul Lukas, Akim Tamiroff, Juzo Itami and Daliah Lavi. The film premiered with a Royal Film Performance on February 15, 1965. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, Lord Jim received a lukewarm critical response and was a commercial disappointment. Nonetheless, it received two BAFTA Award nominations, for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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