The Arrangement 1969
The Arrangement ★½ 1969 (R)
Veteran advertising executive Douglas attempts suicide and then sets out to search for the meaning of life. Along the way he attempts to patch up his “arrangements” with his wife, his mistress and his father. Forced, slow, and self-conscious, though well acted. Adapted by Kazan from the director's own novel. 126m/C VHS, DVD . Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah Kerr, Richard Boone, Hume Cronyn; D: Elia Kazan; W: Elia Kazan; C: Robert L. Surtees; M: David Amram.
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