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{{Infobox film | name = Where is Parsifal?
{{Infobox film
| name = Where Is Parsifal?
| image = Where Is Parsifal .jpg
| image = Where Is Parsifal .jpg
| caption = Italian DVD cover
| director = [[Henri Helman]]
| director = [[Henri Helman]]
| producer =
| producer = [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]
| writer = Berta Domínguez D.
| writer = Berta Domínguez D.
| starring = [[Tony Curtis]]<br />[[Donald Pleasence]]<br />[[Erik Estrada]]<br />[[Orson Welles]]
| starring = [[Tony Curtis]]<br />Cassandra Domenica<br />[[Erik Estrada]]<br />[[Peter Lawford]]<br />[[Ron Moody]]<br />[[Donald Pleasence|Donald Plesence]]<br />[[Orson Welles]]
| music = Yvan Jullien (as Ivan Jullien) <br />Hubert Rostaing
| music = Ivan Jullien<br />Hubert Rostaing
| cinematography = Norman G. Langley
| cinematography = Norman G. Langley
| editing = Peter Hollywood <br />Russell Lloyd
| editing = Peter Hollywood <br />[[Russell Lloyd (film editor)|Russell Lloyd]]
| distributor =
| distributor = [[J. Arthur Rank|J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]]
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| country = United Kingdom
| released = {{Film date|1984|5|22|[[1984 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|1985|7|19|df=y}}
| released = 13 April 1983
| runtime =
| runtime = 87 minutes
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English, French
| language = English<br />French
| budget =
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'''''Where Is Parsifal?''''' is a 1984 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Henri Helman]] and starring [[Tony Curtis]], Cassandra Domenica, [[Erik Estrada]], [[Peter Lawford]] (in his final film role), [[Ron Moody]], [[Donald Pleasence]] and [[Orson Welles]].
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'''''Where Is Parsifal?''''' is a 1983 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Henri Helman]] and starring [[Tony Curtis]], [[Donald Pleasence]], [[Erik Estrada]], and [[Orson Welles]]. It was released in France on 13 April 1983. [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]] has an [[executive producer]] credit. It was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1984 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1352/year/1984.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Where Is Parsifal? |accessdate=2009-06-25|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
The film screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1984 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1352/year/1984.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Where Is Parsifal? |accessdate=2009-06-25|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> before being released in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1985 by [[J. Arthur Rank|J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors]] ([[The Rank Organisation]]).

This was [[Peter Lawford]]'s final film role before his death the following year.


==Plot==
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*[[Donald Pleasence]] – Mackintosh
*[[Donald Pleasence]] – Mackintosh
*[[Orson Welles]] – Klingsor
*[[Orson Welles]] – Klingsor
*Christopher Chaplin – Ivan
*[[Christopher Chaplin]] – Ivan
*Nancy Roberts – Ruth
*Nancy Roberts – Ruth
*Ava Lazar – Sheila
*Ava Lazar – Sheila


==Release==
==Release==
{{Refimprove section|date=July 2017}}
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2017}}
This is often incorrectly considered to be a [[list of lost films|lost film]], since it has never been commercially available in the UK or USA—in fact, it is on the [[BFI 75 Most Wanted|British Film Institute's 75 Most Wanted]] list of lost films, though its status was updated to "found" after director Helman donated his personal print to the BFI<ref>{{cite web|title=BFI Most Wanted|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/explore-film-tv/bfi-national-archive/archive-projects/bfi-most-wanted|website=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref>—but the film was released on home video in (at least) [[Italy]], [[The Netherlands]] and in [[Australia]] (by Seven Keys Video) during the 1980s. The misinformation about the film being lost is due to the fact that although it was screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, it was withdrawn prior to its official release date in the UK. In May 2013, the film appeared on [[Netflix]] streaming.
''Where Is Parsifal?'' is often incorrectly considered to be a [[list of lost films|lost film]], since it has never been commercially available in the UK or US—in fact, it is on the [[BFI 75 Most Wanted|British Film Institute's 75 Most Wanted]] list of lost films, though its status was updated to "found" after director Helman donated his personal print to the BFI<ref>{{cite web|title=BFI Most Wanted|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk//explore-film-tv/bfi-national-archive/archive-projects/bfi-most-wanted|website=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref>—but the film was released on home video in (at least) [[Italy]], [[The Netherlands]] and in [[Australia]] (by Seven Keys Video) during the 1980s. The misinformation about the film being lost is due to the fact that although it was screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, it was withdrawn prior to its official release date in the UK. In May 2013, the film appeared on [[Netflix]] streaming.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/where-is-parsifal.html BFI 75 Most Wanted entry], with extensive notes
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120803093321/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/where-is-parsifal.html BFI 75 Most Wanted entry], with extensive notes
* {{imdb title|0086577}}
* {{IMDb title|0086577}}


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[[Category:British comedy films]]
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[[Category:Rediscovered British films]]

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Latest revision as of 18:30, 25 May 2024

Where Is Parsifal?
Italian DVD cover
Directed byHenri Helman
Written byBerta Domínguez D.
Produced byTerence Young
StarringTony Curtis
Cassandra Domenica
Erik Estrada
Peter Lawford
Ron Moody
Donald Plesence
Orson Welles
CinematographyNorman G. Langley
Edited byPeter Hollywood
Russell Lloyd
Music byIvan Jullien
Hubert Rostaing
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 22 May 1984 (1984-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 19 July 1985 (1985-07-19)
Running time
87 minutes
LandVereinigtes Königreich
LanguagesEnglish
French

Where Is Parsifal? is a 1984 British comedy film directed by Henri Helman and starring Tony Curtis, Cassandra Domenica, Erik Estrada, Peter Lawford (in his final film role), Ron Moody, Donald Pleasence and Orson Welles.

The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival,[1] before being released in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1985 by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (The Rank Organisation).

Plot

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Parsifal Katzenellenbogen (Tony Curtis) is an eccentric hypochondriac who has invented a laser skywriter. Parsifal invites businessmen to his castle in the hopes of selling his invention. Potential buyers include gangster Henry Board II (Erik Estrada) accompanied by has-been movie star Montague Chippendale (Peter Lawford), Scotsman Mackintosh (Donald Pleasence), and gypsy Klingsor (Orson Welles).

Cast

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Release

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Where Is Parsifal? is often incorrectly considered to be a lost film, since it has never been commercially available in the UK or US—in fact, it is on the British Film Institute's 75 Most Wanted list of lost films, though its status was updated to "found" after director Helman donated his personal print to the BFI[2]—but the film was released on home video in (at least) Italy, The Netherlands and in Australia (by Seven Keys Video) during the 1980s. The misinformation about the film being lost is due to the fact that although it was screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, it was withdrawn prior to its official release date in the UK. In May 2013, the film appeared on Netflix streaming.

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Where Is Parsifal?". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ^ "BFI Most Wanted". BFI. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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