USA, 1979
123m
35mm film, Technicolor, 1.85:1
Dolby, English
An American fantasy film directed by Bob Fosse.
Plot Summary
Dying choreographer Joe Gideon props himself up with handfuls of pills and is so thoroughly obsessed with his work that he fails to even realise that his time is nearly up, even when the angel of death herself visits him, in the shape of the enigmatic Angelique.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Director: Bob Fosse
Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Executive Producer: Daniel Melnick
Producer: Robert Alan Arthur
Associate Producers: Kenneth Utt, Wolfgang Glattes
Script: Robert Alan Arthur, Bob Fosse
Director of Photography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Associate Director of Photography: Bill Garroni
Photography Arranger: Dick Di Bona
Editor: Alan Heim
Music: Ralph Burns; Antonio Vivaldi
Production Sound Mixer: Chris Newman
Costume Designer: Albert Wolsky
Make Up: Fern Buchner
Hair: Romaine Greene
Special Make Up Effects: Jay Cannistraci *
Production Designer: Philip Rosenberg
Cast
Roy Scheider (Joe Gideon)
Jessica Lange (Angelique)
Ann Reinking (Kate Jagger)
Leland Palmer (Audrey Paris)
Cliff Gorman (Davis Newman)
Ben Vereen (O’Connor Flood)
Deborah Geffner (Victoria)
Erzsebet Foldi (Michelle)
Michael Tolan (Dr Ballinger)
Max Wright (Joshua Penn)
William Le Massena (Jonesy Hecht)
Chris Chase (Leslie Perry)
Kathryn Doby (Kathryn)
Anthony Holland (Paul Dann)
Robert Hitt (Ted Christopher)
David Margulies (Larry Goldie)
Sue Paul (Stacy)
Keith Gordon (young Joe)
Frankie Man (comic)
Alan Helm (Eddie)
Alternative Titles
All That Jazz – Lo spettacolo continua – Italy
Caly ten zgielk – Poland
Empieza el espect culo – Spain
O Espectáculo Vai Começar – Portugal
Hinter dem Rampenlicht – Germany
Que le spectacle commence – France
Syke ei sammu – Finland
Links
Extracts included in
Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Amerikai filmtípusok – A zenés film (1989)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
Precious Images (1986)
See also
All That Sex (1990)
References
Periodicals
- Filmmakers Monthly vol.13 no.9 (July 1980) pp.46-49 – review
- Films January 1980 p.6 – credits, review
- Films and Filming March 1980 – note
- Films and Filming June 1980 p.8 – credits
- Films Illustrated vol.10 no.111 (December 1980) pp.110-111 – illustrated review
- Hablemos de Cine no.73/74 (June 1981) pp.92-93 – review
- The Listener vol.104 no.2675 (21 August 1980) pp.254-255 – review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.47 no.(August 1980) pp.151-152 – credits, synopsis, review
- The Movie p.1900 – credits
- New Musical Express 6 September 1980 p.27 – illustrated review (Silver Screen: Fosse bares his soul by Ian Penman)
- Radio Times 13-19 May 1989 p.20 – review
- Screen International no.230 (1-8 March 1980) p.1 – note (‘Kramer’ and ‘Jazz’ lead race for Oscars)
- Screen International no.254 (16-23 August 1980) p.2 – illustrated note (”London box office: ”Airplane!’ – a ”runway’ hit” by Chris Brown)
- Screen International no.254 (16-23 August 1980) pp.4 – note (Films for registration); 8 – note (World news desk: South Africa by Rod Hay)
- Screen International no.256 (30 August 1980) p.26 – review
- Variety vol.297 no.9 (2 January 1980) p. – note (Bob Fosse On ‘Jazz’; It’s Me, But It’s Not My Bio As Feature by Frank Segers)
- Video Review October 1982 – review
Books
- Elliot’s Guide to Films on Video by John Elliot p.18 – credits, review
- Film Review 1981-1982 by F.Maurice Speed p.142 – credits
Other sources
- BFI Southbank Programme October-November 2019 p.26 – illustrated note
