Starring: Burgess Meredith, Pepe Serna, Billy Barty, Bo Hopkins, Geraldine Page, Karen Black, Lelia Goldoni, Donald Sutherland, William Atherton, Richard A. Dysart

Directed by: John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger directs this Oscar-winning screen adaptation of Nathaniel West's novel about the underside of 1930s Hollywood. The film stars Donald Sutherland as Homer Simpson, a wealthy and ambitious accountant with no illusions about showiz, and Karen Black as Faye Greener, a talentless would-be film actress. Based around their parallel stories is a portrait of an artificial society obsessed with glamour and the film fantasy of Hollywood's golden age, but awash with back-stabbing, self-delusions and broken dreams.

Technical Details

Certification: 18
Duration: 144 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Cat. No: PHE9152(PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT (UK))

Also available as: The Day of the Locust (DVD) (Region 2)