Strong

MASTER SCORE 56.7 / 100

1977Comedy / Musical / Romance2h 4m

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

“Send in the clowns... send in the crowds... the Tony-Award winning musical is now a lot of movie!”

A tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: lawyer Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When Desirée's show travels through Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles.

Above the Line

Harold Prince·DirectorHugh Wheeler·ScreenplayStephen Sondheim·LyricistArthur Ibbetson·Director of PhotographyStephen Sondheim·Original Music ComposerJohn Jympson·Editor

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor·Desiree ArmfeldtDiana Rigg·Charlotte MittelheimLen Cariou·Frederick EgermanLesley-Anne Down·Anne EgermanHermione Gingold·Madame ArmfeldtLaurence Guittard·Carl-Magnus MittelheimChristopher Guard·Erich EgermanLesley Dunlop·PetraChloe Franks·Fredericka ArmfeldtHeinz Marecek·Kurt

Full Crew

(28 credits)

Directing· 6

Hal Prince·DirectorKip Gowans·Assistant DirectorClaudio Schreiber·Assistant DirectorDavid Wimbury·Assistant DirectorGerhard von Halem·Assistant DirectorKeith Rotman·Assistant Director

Writing· 4

Hugh Wheeler·ScreenplayStephen Sondheim·LyricistHugh Wheeler·MusicalStephen Sondheim·Musical

Camera· 2

Arthur Ibbetson·Director of PhotographyBarry Brown·Clapper Loader

Editing· 1

John Jympson·Editor

Sound & Music· 2

Stephen Sondheim·Original Music ComposerStephen Sondheim·Songs

Art & Design· 5

Hertha Hareiter·Art DirectionFlorence Klotz·Costume DesignIngrid Skorpik·Makeup ArtistUrsula Borsche·Makeup ArtistFred Merheim·Makeup Artist

Production· 6

Elliott Kastner·ProducerLeo Diamond·Unit ManagerLaci von Ronay·Production SupervisorDenis Holt·Associate ProducerGünter Pateisky·Unit ManagerOtto Plaschkes·Line Producer

Other Departments· 2

Grete Vavra·HairstylistArthur Bruckel·Hairstylist

By the Numbers

56.7

OF 100

Master Score

5.4

OF 10

IMDb

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CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

—

Worldwide Gross

2 NOMS

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Little Night Music's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

#0099FF

#000000

#FFFF00

Mood

Playful, Sensual, Whimsical

Composition

Centered

Era

1970s

Visual Style

Graphic Design

“The poster features a dark, silhouetted tree with numerous light-skinned, nude figures intertwined within its branches, set against a vibrant blue background. A”

musicalromancecomedy

Key Elements

TreeSunMoon

Atmosphere

Vibrant

Color Mood

Mixed

Setting

Abstract

Design Score

8/10