Apprentice to Murder

Apprentice to Murder
Apprentice to Murder
Directed by	Ralph L. Thomas
Screenplay by	Allan Scott; Wesley Moore;
Produced by	Howard K. Grossman
Starring	Donald Sutherland; Chad Lowe; Mia Sara; Knut Husebo;
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by	Charles Gross
Production; company	Hot International A.S
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	1988;
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Norway; United States;

Apprentice to Murder is a 1988 thriller film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe and Mia Sara.^[3]^[4]

Premise[]

A teenager (Chad Lowe) is torn between his lover (Mia Sara) and a doctor (Donald Sutherland) of "powwow medicine" in 1920s Pennsylvania.

Cast[]

Donald Sutherland as John Reese
Chad Lowe as Billy Kelly
Mia Sara as Alice Spangler
Knut Husebø as Lars Hoeglin
Rutanya Alda as Elma Kelly
Eddie Jones as Tom Kelly
Mark Burton as Clay Myers
Adrian Sparks as Irwin Myers
Tiger Haynes as Rufus
Minnie Gentry as Isobel

Production[]

The film was developed under the working title of The Long Lost Friend and had its principal photography begin on September 16, 1986, in Bergen, Norway.^[1] According to the September 19, 1986 issue of Variety, the film had a budget of 4 million dollars and was entirely funded by Norwegian money.^[1] Apprentice to Murder was entirely shot in Norway.^[2] Production was scheduled to finish on November 1, 1986, but according to Screen International on November 29, 1986, the film was still filming in Norway.^[1] By 1987, the film's title had been changed to Apprentice to Murder.^[1]

Release[]

The film was originally set for a November 6, 1987 release.^[1] The Daily Variety on December 31, 1987, that the film would have its premiere on January 2, 1988, in York, PA.^[1] The New York Daily News stated that Apprentice to Murder was opening on February 27, 1988, in New York^[5] while the American Film Institute stated that the film opened in New York and Los Angeles on February 26.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Apprentice to Murder". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Thomas, Kevin (February 26, 1988). "Movie Review: 'Apprentice to Murder' Is an Eerie Thriller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ Leonard Maltin. Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide. Plume, 1995.
^ VV.AA. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 20. Garland Pub., 1989.
^ "Apprentice to Murder". New York Daily News. February 21, 1988. p. 9. Starts Friday February 26

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[afi-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Apprentice to Murder". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[lat-rev-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Thomas, Kevin (February 26, 1988). "Movie Review: 'Apprentice to Murder' Is an Eerie Thriller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[3] Leonard Maltin. Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide. Plume, 1995.

[4] VV.AA. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 20. Garland Pub., 1989.

[5] "Apprentice to Murder". New York Daily News. February 21, 1988. p. 9. Starts Friday February 26

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