Zig Zag, also released as False Witness, is a 1970 American thriller drama film directed by Richard A. Colla[2] and starring George Kennedy. The film was remade in India as Majboor (1974).
| Zig Zag | |
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| Directed by | Richard A. Colla |
| Screenplay by | John T. Kelley |
| Story by | Robert Enders |
| Produced by | Robert Enders Everett Freeman |
| Starring | George Kennedy Anne Jackson Eli Wallach Steve Ihnat William Marshall |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Music by | Oliver Nelson |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.7 million[1] |
Plot
editPaul Cameron is an insurance executive who finds out he has a brain tumor. His family will receive nothing under his current policies, but there is a huge reward for information leading to the arrest of the murderer of a businessman. Cameron frames himself for the murder in the hopes of collecting the reward money for his wife in an anonymous bank account. Cameron is found guilty and sentenced to death, but then is cured of the disease, and escapes in order to find the real killer and clear his name.
Cast
edit- George Kennedy as Paul Cameron
- Anne Jackson as Jean Cameron
- Eli Wallach as Mario Gambretti
- Steve Ihnat as Herb Gates
- William Marshall as Morris Bronson
- Joe Maross as Lieutenant Hines
- Dana Elcar as Harold Tracey
- Walter Brooke as Adam Mercer
- Anita O'Day as Sheila Mangan
- Robert Patten as John Raymond
Soundtrack
edit| Zig Zag | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | February 19 & 20 and April 3 & 16, 1970 | |||
| Studio | MGM Studios Scoring Stage, Culver City and Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Label | MGM Records 1SE-21ST | |||
| Producer | Perry Botkin Jr., Don Peake, Mike Curb | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson, and the soundtrack album was released on the MGM label.[4] AllMusic's Jason Ankeney noted that Nelson did "a particularly strong job of evoking the grittiness of their urban setting" and said that "Recalling vintage jazz in both its atmosphere and vigor, the music navigates though [sic] a series of mood and tempo shifts with the precision of a race car moving in and out of traffic".[3] The album also included two tracks with lyrics by Hal David sung by Bobby Hatfield and Roy Orbison singing the Mike Curb composition "Zigzag".
Track listing
editAll compositions by Oliver Nelson escept as indicated
- "All You Did Was Smile" (lyrics by Hal David) – 1:41
- "Main Title from "Zigzag" – 2:30
- "Guilty, Your Honor" – 1:50
- "It Was You, It Was You" – 2:30
- "Love Theme (Bossa)" – 2:39
- "Earphones" – 2:03
- "Zigzag" (Mike Curb, Robert Enders, Guy Hemric) – 2:50
- "The Other Car" – 3:55
- "Variations of Themes" – 4:50
- "I Call Your Name"(lyrics by Hal David) – 2:32
- "End Title" – 1:05
Personnel
editOrchestra arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson except:
Tracks 1 & 10:
- Arranged and conducted by Don Peak with Bobby Hatfield – vocals
Track 7:
- Arranged and conducted by Don Peak with Roy Orbison – vocals
Track 9:
Remakes
editThe film has been remade in India four times:
References
edit- ^ Warga, Wayne. (Aug 31, 1969). "Movies: Herbert Solow Strives to Leave His Mark at MGM Herbert Solow and MGM". Los Angeles Times. p. j20.
- ^ "Zig Zag". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Ankeney, Jason. Zigzag Original Soundtrack – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Preuss, P., Callahan, M., Edwards, D., & Eyries, P. MGM Album Discography, Part 12 (Soundtrack Series) accessed February 8, 2016
External links
edit- Zig Zag at IMDb
- Zig Zag at Rotten Tomatoes