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The Purple Taxi (French: Un taxi mauve, lit. 'A mauve taxi') is a 1977 French-Irish-Italian film directed by Yves Boisset, based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Michel Déon. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
| The Purple Taxi | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| French | Un taxi mauve |
| Directed by | Yves Boisset |
| Based on | Un taxi mauve by Michel Déon |
| Produced by | Catherine Winter |
| Starring | Charlotte Rampling Peter Ustinov Fred Astaire Edward Albert |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Distributed by | ParaFrance Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy Ireland |
| Language | French |
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The film is about a group of emotionally troubled expatriates living in a self-imposed exile in a small village (Eyeries) on the Beara Peninsula in Ireland.
- Charlotte Rampling - Sharon Frederick
- Peter Ustinov - Taubelman
- Fred Astaire - Dr. Seamus Scully
- Edward Albert - Jerry
- Philippe Noiret - Philippe Marcal
- Agostina Belli - Anne Taubelman
- Jack Watson - Sean
- Mairin D. O'Sullivan - Colleen
- David Kelly - Little Person
- Niall Buggy - Little Person
- May Cluskey - (as May Clusky)
- Loan Do Huu - Madame Li
- Brendon Doyle
- Michael Duffy
- Derek Lord
Filmed on location between October 1976 and January 1977 in Lismore, County Waterford, Kenmare, County Kerry and at Cork Airport.[2] Filming also took place at Ardmore Studios.[3][4]
The film's score was performed by The Chieftains.[5]
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