Savages
- Director: James Ivory
- Writer: George W.S. Trow; Michael O'Donoghue
- Producer: Anthony Korner; Ismail Merchant
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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.
Trailer...
Savages from Merchant Ivory on Vimeo.
Cast & Characters
Lewis J. Stadlen as Julian Branch, a Song Writer;
Anne Francine as Carlotta, a Hostess;
Thayer David as Otto Nurder, a Capitalist;
Susan Blakely as Cecily, a Debutante;
Russ Thacker as Andrew, an Eligible Young Man;
Salome Jens as Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace;
Margaret Brewster as Lady Cora;
Neil Fitzgerald as Sir Harry; Eva Saleh as Zia, the Child;
Ultra Violet as Iliona, a Decadent