Lord Jim

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6.7/10

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After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Joseph Conrad
- Richard Brooks
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Joseph Conrad
- Richard Brooks
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 nominations total

Cornelius
(as Curt Jurgens)

Eli Wallach

The General

Jack Hawkins

Marlow

Paul Lukas

Stein

Daliah Lavi

The Girl

Akim Tamiroff

Schomberg

Jûzô Itami

Waris
(as Ichizo Itami)

Tatsuo Saitô

Du-Ramin

Andrew Keir

Brierly

Jack MacGowran

Robinson

Ric Young

Malay
(as Eric Young)

Noel Purcell

Captain Chester

Walter Gotell

Captain of Patna

Rafiq Anwar

Moslem Leader
(as Rafik Anwar)

Marne Maitland

Elder

Newton Blick

Doctor

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Joseph Conrad
- Richard Brooks
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Trivia
The crew and cast were joined by Cambodian translator Dith Pran, who was a liaison between Cambodians and the filmmakers and stars. He left the country after the 1975 Communist takeover and his own imprisonment, and his story was told in The Killing Fields (1984).

Goofs
When Jim is going up river, one of his companions throws a knife into another's back, but the knife is already in his back as he turns to warn Jim.

Quotes
Stein: [to Jim] You have too much pride in your humility.

Connections
Featured in My Favorite Year (1982)

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Featured review

7/10

Not half bad!!

Peter O'Tooles eyes are disturbingly blue. Lots of visual detail, good cinematography, cheap special effects. It moves slowly and doesn't really explain the motivations of the main character very well. O'Toole is good but oblique. The movie doesn't really pick up until Eli Wallach shows up. He is quite good, cheerfully cruel and sadistic, and I think he may have taken things from this role that he later expanded on in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Curt Jurgens is delightfully seedy, a sweaty and cowardly drunk who needs a haircut. I don't know anything about the rating system here but I'm giving it a seven for just for watchability.