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LAST DETAIL (USA, 1974) (Other Titles: Derniere Corvee; Ultima Corve) L2680 THE LAST DETAIL (USA, 1974) (Other titles: Derniere corvee; Ultima corve) Credits: director, Hal Ashby ; writer, Robert Towne ; novel, Darryl Ponicsan. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid. Summary: Melodrama set at various points along the contemporary East Coast of the U.S. Two hardened veteran Navy petty officers (Nicholson and Young) escort a recruit (Quaid), sentenced for thieving, from Virginia to prison in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and allow him one last wild night of freedom. They come to realize that they are as much prisoners of their world as he is of his. Bernard, Hugh. “The last detail” Films in review 25 (Feb 1974), p. 117. Bingham, Dennis. Acting male: masculinities in the films of James Stewart, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers Univ. Press, 1994. (p. 120-27+) Bookbinder, Robert. Films of the seventies [GB] (p. 79-81) Canby, Vincent. “The screen: ‘Last detail’ a comedy of sailors on shore” New York times 123 (Feb 11, 1974), p. 50. ____________. “There’s no doubt-Jack Nicholson is a major star” New York times 123 (Feb 4, 1974), sec. 2, p. 1+ Cargin, Peter. “The last detail” Film ser 2, 15 (Jun 1974), p. 15-19. Castell, David. “The last detail” Films illustrated 3 (Jun 1974), p. 372. Chase, Chris. “Point of view” MS 2 (May 1974), p. 29-31. Clery, J. “La derniere corvee” Cine-tele-revue 54 (May 9, 1974), p. 5. Coleman, John. “Charmed escort” New statesman 87 (May 31, 1974), p. 777. Combs, Richard. “Last detail, The” Monthly film bulletin 41/486 (Jul 1974), p. 150. Comuzio, Ermanno. “L’ultima corve” Cineforum 143 (Apr 1975), p. 282-5. Crist, Judith. “Roadside refreshment” New York 7 (Feb 11, 1974), p. 74-5. Dale, R. C. “The last detail” Movietone news 30 (Mar 1974), p. 27-9. Doneux, Marcel. “La derniere corvee” APEC - revue belge du cinema 13/5 (1976), p. 88-9. Elia, Maurice. “The last detail” Sequences n. 189-190 (Mar/Jun 1997), p. 43. Forshey, Gerald E. “The tensions of law and grace” Christian century 91 (May 1, 1974), p. 482-4. Freitas, Gary. War movies : the Belle & Blade guide to classic war videos Bandon, OR : Robert D. Reed Publishers, 2004. Frias, Isaac Leon. “ ‘El ultimo deber’ y ‘Alicia ya no vive aqui’” Hablemos de cine n.68 (1976), p. 38-9. Gay, Richard. “The last detail” Cinema Quebec 3 (Apr/May 1974), p. 73-4. Gershuny, Ted. “The last detail” Magill’s survey of cinema - English language films, first series Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1980. (v. 2, p. 942-44) Grzelecki, Stanislaw. “Buddusky, zwykly Amerykanin” Kino 9 (Sep 1974), p. 55-6. Haakman, Anton. “The last detail” Skoop 10 (Jun 74), p. 34-5. Hardaway, F. [The last detail] New times 5/22 (Mar 13, 1974), p. 8. Hatch, Robert. “Films” Nation 218 (Mar 2, 1974), p. 283-4. Hess, John and Hess, J. “The last detail: beyond the call of duty” Jump cut n.1 (May/Jun 1974), p. 11-12. Joergensen, Ul. “Hal Ashby-en auteur?” Kosmorama 20 (Sep 1974), p. 280-85. Kael, Pauline. “The last detail” New Yorker 49 (Feb 11, 1974), p. 95-6. [Reprinted in her Reeling (p. 368-72)] Kauffmann, Stanley. “The last detail” New republic 170 (Feb 23, 1974), p. 22+ Landau, Jon. “The last detail” Rolling stone 156 (Mar 14, 1974), p. 70-71. Lanning, Michael Lee. Vietnam at the movies [GB] (p. 260) [Last detail] CinemaTV today n.10087 (Jun 15, 1974), p. 12. “The Last detail” Films and filming 20 (Jun 1974), p. 20-21. [The Last detail] Hollywood reporter 229/5 (Nov 28, 1973), p. 3. “The Last detail” Independent film journal 73 (Feb 4, 1974), p. 9. [The Last detail] Los Angeles times (Dec 9, 1973), Calendar, p. 1. “The Last detail” Motion picture guide (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1985. 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