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Continuing a run of Seventies smash-hits for director Peter Bogdanovich after the enormous success of his The Last Picture Show and What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon saw the filmmaker sustaining his collaboration with actor Ryan O’Neal, and introduced the world to the precocious talent of the future Barry Lyndon star’s daughter Tatum, then 10, who for her performance was the youngest-ever actress to be awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.After meeting a newly orphaned girl named Addie Loggins (Tatum O’Neal), con man Moses Pray (Ryan O’Neal), who may or may not be Addie’s father, is enlisted to deliver the newly orphaned Addie to her aunt in Missouri. Shortly after however, the two realise that together they make an efficient scam-artist duo. Adventure ensues as the pair blaze through the American Midwest, stealing, swindling, and selling the moon…With its stunning black-and-white cinematography shot by the great László Kovács and its superb evocation of Depression-era locales, Paper Moon endures as one of the key American comedies of the 1970s. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film in its UK home viewing premiere in a new Dual-Format edition.
Original Release
05/09/1973
US Release
05/09/1973
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ryan O'Neal | Moses Pray |
Tatum O'Neal | Addie Loggins |
Madeline Kahn | Trixie Delight |
John Hillerman | Jess Hardin / Deputy Hardin |
P.J. Johnson | Imogene |
Jessie Lee Fulton | Miss Ollie |
James N. Harrell | The Minister |
Lila Waters | The Minister's Wife |
Noble Willingham | Mr. Robertson |
Bob Young | Gas Station Attendant |
Directors
Writers
Joe David Brown, Alvin Sargent
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ryan O'Neal | Moses Pray |
Tatum O'Neal | Addie Loggins |
Madeline Kahn | Trixie Delight |
John Hillerman | Jess Hardin / Deputy Hardin |
P.J. Johnson | Imogene |
Jessie Lee Fulton | Miss Ollie |
James N. Harrell | The Minister |
Lila Waters | The Minister's Wife |
Noble Willingham | Mr. Robertson |
Bob Young | Gas Station Attendant |
Jack Saunders | Station Master |
Jody Wilbur | Cafe Waitress |
Liz Ross | The Widow Morgan - Pearl |
Yvonne Harrison | The Widow Bates - Marie |
Ed Reed | The Lawman - Bates' Home |
Dorothy Price | Ribbon Saleslady |
Eleanor Bogart | The Widow Stanley - Elvira |
Dorothy Forster | The Widow Huff - Edna |
Lana Daniel | Moze's Girlfriend |
Herschel Morris | The Barber |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
William Friedkin | Executive Producer |
Peter Bogdanovich | Producer |
Frank Marshall | Producer |
Editors
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1974 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
1974 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1974 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1974 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1974 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Won |