Carnal Knowledge (1971)
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- R
- 1h 38min
- Comedy, Drama
- 30 Jun 1971 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jack Nicholson | ... |
Jonathan
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Candice Bergen | ... |
Susan
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Art Garfunkel | ... |
Sandy
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Ann-Margret | ... |
Bobbie
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Rita Moreno | ... |
Louise
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Cynthia O'Neal | ... |
Cindy
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Carol Kane | ... |
Jennifer
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Ray Cass | ... |
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Directed by
Mike Nichols |
Written by
Jules Feiffer | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Joseph E. Levine | ... | executive producer |
Mike Nichols | ... | producer |
Clive Reed | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno |
Editing by
Sam O'Steen |
Editorial Department
Stu Linder | ... | editorial assistant |
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert |
Art Direction by
Robert Luthardt |
Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson |
Costume Design by
Anthea Sylbert |
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
Lorraine Roberson | ... | hair styles supervisor |
Charles H. Schram | ... | makeup supervisor (as Charles Schram) |
Production Management
Joe L. Cramer | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Zinnemann | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Robert Schultz | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Larry Jost | ... | sound recordist (as Lawrence O. Jost) |
Richard Portman | ... | sound re-recordist |
Don MacDougall | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Clyde Hart | ... | key grip |
Mary Ellen Mark | ... | still photographer |
Rodolfo Bramucci | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Giuseppe Maccari | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Piero Servo | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Meta Rebner | ... | script supervisor (as Meta Wilde) |
Transportation Department
Peter Borkent | ... | driver: cast (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Joseph E. Levine | ... | presenter |
Gordon Arnell | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
John Marshall | ... | subtitle script and timing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Fox Norena Film A/S (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1971) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1971) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Beta Films (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1972) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1972) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1972) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Compañía Cinematográfica Nacional (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Regie Cassette Vidéo (RCV) (1982) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Embassy Home Entertainment Australia (1983) (Australia) (video)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1984) (Japan) (VHS)
- Embassy Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1984) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
- Nippon AVC Co. (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- M6 (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- The Criterion Collection (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- Best Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
- Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Film X (2009) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Russia (2010) (Russia) (DVD)
- Bibliotheque (2019) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Lost Films (2022) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rialto Pictures (2022) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Arthaus (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Magnetic Video (United States) (VHS)
- Nelson Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Nordic Video (Finland) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (filmed in)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The concurrent sexual lives of best friends Jonathan and Sandy are presented, lives that are affected by the sexual mores of the time and their own temperaments, especially in relation to the women in their lives. Their story begins in the late 1940s when they are roommates attending Amherst College together. Both virgins, they discuss the type of woman they would each like to end up with. The more-sensitive Sandy meets Susan at a mixer and believes he'll lose his virginity to her. He goes through the process methodically, considering what she wants, but there's little true passion or romance. The more sexually-aggressive Jonathan, loses his own virginity to "Myrtle," a steady but hidden girlfriend. Based on what each knows of the other's relationship, both men strive for a little more of what the other has. These relationships also set the tone for all the relationships they will have in the future. Through their lives, they always seem not totally satisfied with each relationship, still pining for what the other has. This view might change as they and their friendship hits middle age, when Sandy is with a domineering woman named Cindy, while Jonathan is with model/actress Bobbie, whose life goes spiraling downward because of her relationship to Jonathan and despite her beauty which on the surface offered so much opportunity for her. Jonathan's sexual trajectory, directed through these experiences, ends up in a manner he probably did not foresee. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The United States Supreme Court Has Ruled That "Carnal Knowledge" Is Not Obscene. See It Now! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Mr. Jenkins, a theater manager in Albany, Georgia was convicted of obscenity-related charges in 1972 for showing the film in his establishment, due to its frank depictions of sex and nudity, with police seizing the print of the film and the Georgia Supreme Court upholding the conviction. The U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the conviction in the 1974 Jenkins v. Georgia case, ruling that the movie was not obscene, and the law that was used to convict the manager was unconstitutional. As a result, Avco Embassy re-released the film to theaters using the tagline "The United States Supreme Court has ruled that 'Carnal Knowledge' is not obscene. See it now!". See more » |
Goofs | In the shower, when Sandy is shaving and Jonathan is taking a shower in the background, it can be seen that Jack Nicholson is wearing red shorts in the shower even though the steam on the mirror was supposed to hide the shorts. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Ann-Margret: Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood (2014). See more » |
Soundtracks | Moonlight Serenade See more » |
Quotes |
Bobbie:
The reason I sleep all day is because I can't stand my life! Jonathan: What life? Bobbie: Sleeping all day! See more » |