A Fine Madness (1966)

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A Fine Madness is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Elliott Baker. It tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. It stars Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal and Clive Revill.

Production

Jerome Hellman bought the film rights in May 1964. The project was intended as a coproduction by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hellman's Pan Arts Company and director Delbert Mann's Biography Productions, with Mann slated to direct the film. The first draft of the script was completed by screenwriter Elliott Baker in August 1964, with production scheduled to begin in the fall, although it would be delayed.

Sean Connery was interested in the role since Hellman's acquisition of the property but had been busy with other commitments. Hellman and Connery continued to discuss the role for many months, and Hellman traveled to the Bahamas to meet with Connery during the filming of Thunderball. Connery was finally cast in June 1965. By that point, Warner Bros. Pictures had acquired the project, with Irvin Kershner replacing Mann as director.

Location filming in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan began on September 20, 1965. Hellman invited famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa to New York to watch the filming, and Kurosawa also scouted area locations for a future film.

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