Save the Tiger
1973 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.6 · 80% critics
Over two tense days, a struggling businessman watches work pressures spill into his home life as debt, nostalgia, and hard choices close in. The story follows his moral unraveling during a desperate fight to keep both his company and his sense of self intact.
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Details
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-02-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (95 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to slow, serious 1970s character dramas with moral tension and melancholy, somewhat in the vein of The Day of the Locust; Not for you if you want a brisk, plot-heavy story.
Pros: powerful lead performance; rich emotional weight; absorbing adult drama | Cons: slow pacing; thin plot; bleak, uneasy mood
Themes
- based on novel or book
- businessman
- midlife crisis
- debt
- beverly hills
- failing marriage
- generation gap
- fashion show
- clothing factory
- clothing industry
- ww2 veteran
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1974
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1974 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jack Lemmon
as Harry Stoner
Jack Gilford
as Phil Greene
- LH
Laurie Heineman
as Myra
Norman Burton
as Fred Mirrell
Patricia Smith
as Janet Stoner
Thayer David
as Charlie Robbins
William Hansen
as Meyer
Harvey Jason
as Rico
Liv Lindeland
as Ula
Lara Parker
as Margo Duka
Directed by John G. Avildsen