Gauguin the Savage
Brief Synopsis
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The turbulent life of temperamental French painter Paul Gauguin and his compulsive search for creative freedom that causes him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for contentment in Tahiti is dramatized in this lengthy, somewhat talky, but spectacularly designed and photographed movie. Ga
Cast & Crew
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Fielder Cook
Director
Alex Hyde-white
Arthur Mendelli
Barrie Houghton
Lynn Redgrave
Bernard Fox
Film Details
Also Known As
In Search of Eden
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1980
Location
France; Tahiti, French Polynesia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
The turbulent life of temperamental French painter Paul Gauguin and his compulsive search for creative freedom that causes him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for contentment in Tahiti is dramatized in this lengthy, somewhat talky, but spectacularly designed and photographed movie. Gauguin's story was more memorably related by Somerset Maugham in "The Moon and Sixpence" which starred George Sanders as the artist. Emmy Awards for this version, initially called "In Search of Eden," went to production designer Wilfrid Shingleton and his art directors and set decorators in Tahiti, France and the U.S.
Director
Fielder Cook
Director
Cast
Alex Hyde-white
Arthur Mendelli
Barrie Houghton
Lynn Redgrave
Bernard Fox
Elvina Jones Over
Nigel Levaillant
Carmen Mathews
Coco Dexter
Shope Shodeinde
Vanessa Paine
Christopher Cary
Michael Hordern
Emrys James
Dame Flora Robson
Harvey Stevens
Danil Torppe
Manuia Taie
Alan Caillou
Timothy Carlton
Allison Wolfson
Heather Wright
Bill Travers
Fiona Fullerton
Nicholas Amer
Gordon Whiting
David Carradine
Edwige Taie
Ian Richardson
Crew
Patrick Archambault
Hair
Douglas Benton
Producer
Richard Birnbaum
Sound Mixer
Daniel Braunschweig
Property Master
Judie Burkett
Casting
Robert Christides
Set Decorator
J P Constantini
Assistant Director
Rosine Delamare
Costumes
Robert Deschane
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gilles A Deturenne
Associate Producer
Gilles A Deturenne
Production Manager
Charlotte Fraisse
Unit Manager
Gerald Fried
Music
Abe Glazer
Auditor
Ted Gomillion
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alberta E Hackett
Assistant
Ted Harrison
Key Grip
Jimmy Herron
Property Master
Bill Jobe
Costumes
Dale Johnston
Sound Effects
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decorator
Ted Keep
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charly Koubessarian
Makeup
Walter Lassally
Director Of Photography
Kenette Gfeller Lehr
Production Coordinator
Ruben A Mazzini
Assistant Editor
Debra Miles
Post-Production Supervisor
J. P. Miller
Screenplay
Paul Petzoldt
Gaffer
Dominique Piat
Script Supervisor
Sally Powers
Casting
Robert Primes
Photography
Chris Ramsey
Boom Operator
Yves Rodallec
Camera Operator
Julian Sacks
Art Director
Rose Tobias Shaw
Casting
Wilfred J Shingleton
Production Designer
Dan Steinbrocker
Assistant Director
Jean Taillandier
Art Director
Donald E. Thorin
Camera Operator
Ann Wadlington
Hair
Dwight Williams
Assistant Director
Robert D Wood
Executive Producer
Toni Woodward
Unit Manager
Jean Zay
Costumes
Film Details
Also Known As
In Search of Eden
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1980
Location
France; Tahiti, French Polynesia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 29, 1980
Original title: "In Search of Eden."
