Back El dia de la llagosta Catalan Den kobylek Czech The Day of The Locust Welsh Der Tag der Heuschrecke German Como plaga de langosta Spanish روز اقاقیا (فیلم) Persian Le Jour du fléau French יומו של הארבה HE The Day of the Locust (film) ID Il giorno della locusta (film) Italian
| The Day of the Locust | |
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| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Screenplay by | Waldo Salt |
| Based on | The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West |
| Produced by | Jerome Hellman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
| Music by | John Barry |
Production company | Long Road Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American satirical historical drama film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Richard Dysart, John Hillerman and Geraldine Page. Set in Hollywood, California, just before World War II, the film depicts the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals whose dreams of success fail to come true. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West.
The film has garnered attention from scholars for its critical commentary on the film industry, as well as its nightmarish depiction of Hollywood, with some critics identifying implicit horror elements in the film's visuals.