Apprentice to Murder

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

Apprentice to Murder
Directed byRalph L. Thomas
Produced byHoward K. Grossman[1]
Screenplay by
Starring
Music byCharles Gross[1]
CinematographyKelvin Pike[1]
Edited byPatrick McMahon[1]
Production
company
Hot International A.S[1]
Distributed byNew World Pictures[2]
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
Country
  • Norway
  • United States[2]

Premise

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

Cast

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.[2] 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.[2] Apprentice to Murder was entirely shot in Norway.[1] Production was scheduled to finish on November 1, 1986, but according to Screen International in November 29, 1986 the film was still filming in Norway.[2] By 1987, the film's title had been changed to Apprentice to Murder.[2]

Release

The film was originally set for a November 6, 1987 release.[2] The Daily Variety on December 31, 1987 that the film would have its premiere on January 2, 1988 in York, PA.[2] 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.[2]

References
  1. Thomas, Kevin (February 26, 1988). "Movie Review: 'Apprentice to Murder' Is an Eerie Thriller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. "Apprentice to Murder". American Film Institute. 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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