Film
Savages
United States- Director
- James Ivory
- Year
- 1972
A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long Island estate. Entering, they begin to become civilized and assume the stereotypical roles and dress of people at a weekend party. There follows an allegory of upper-class behavior. At last, they begin to devolve toward their original status, and after a battle at croquet, they disappear into the woods.
Top cast
Lewis J. Stadlen
Julian Branch, a Song Writer (as Lewis Stadlen)
Anne Francine
Carlotta, a Hostess
Thayer David
Otto Nurder, a Capitalist
Susan Blakely
Cecily, a Debutante
Russ Thacker
Andrew, an Eligible Young Man
Salome Jens
Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace
Margaret Brewster
Lady Cora
Neil Fitzgerald
Sir Harry
Eva Saleh
Zia, the Child
Ultra Violet
Iliona, a Decadent
Asha Puthli
Asha, The Forest Girl
Martin Kove
Archie, a Bully
Kathleen Widdoes
Leslie
Christopher Pennock
Hester
Sam Waterston
James, the Limping Man
Paulita Sedgwick
Penelope, a High-strung Girl
Lilly Lessing
Narrator
Directed by
James Ivory
Written by
George W.S. Trow, Michael O'Donoghue
Produced by
Ismail Merchant