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The Razor's Edge is a 1984 American drama film directed and co-written by John Byrum starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, and James Keach. The film is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel The Razor's Edge.
The Razor's Edge (1984) 128 minutes. Here is the story of a man who can never quite get back to a suburban frame of mind after he's seen World War I. The man is born into a world of lawn parties, polo ponies, and rich relatives who wave benignly from the shade of a cocktail shaker.
The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge. Larry Darrell returns from the battlefields of World War I to America a different person. His fiance (Isabel) resigns herself to a delay in the wedding plans when Larry heads off to Paris.
Purchase The Razor's Edge (1984) on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Bill Murray stars in this adaptation of the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham of a World War I veteran disillusioned by jazz-age values.
- John Byrum
- Bill Murray
An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed. John Byrum. Director, Screenplay. W. Somerset Maugham.
1984. |. Action. Bill Murray stars in this adaptation of the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham of a World War I veteran disillusioned by jazz-age values. He breaks off his engagement to Isabel (Catherine Hicks) and sets out on a journey that takes him through the trenches of WW I, the Himalayas of India, and Paris.
Larry Derrell returns from World War I disillusioned with Jazz Age values. He undertakes a quest which leads him to reject his rich fiancee, Isabel, and his superficial lifestyle, to go search for truth in the Himalayas. But, Larry learns that the path to enlightenment is as difficult as treading th.
