Sweet Liberty
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| Directed by | Alan Alda |
| Produced by | Martin Bregman |
| Written by | Alan Alda |
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| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Cinematography | Frank Tidy |
| Edited by | Michael Economou |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $14,205,021 |
Sweet Liberty is a 1986 American comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda, and starring Alda in the lead role, alongside Michael Caine and Michelle Pfeiffer, with support from Bob Hoskins, Lois Chiles, Lise Hilboldt, Lillian Gish, and Larry Shue.
It was Gish's penultimate film role; her first appearance on screen came in 1912.
College history professor Michael Burgess (Alan Alda) is about to have his fact-based historical novel about The American Revolution turned into a Hollywood motion picture being filmed in the North Carolina town where he lives. His book is being converted into a steamy tale of lust and betrayal with two movie stars, the egotistical lothario Elliott James (Michael Caine) and the seemingly sweet Method actress Faith Healy (Michelle Pfeiffer).
The excitement of having show-business people in town is short-lived when Michael becomes increasingly exasperated seeing his novel get mauled beyond all recognition by a low-brow scriptwriter (Bob Hoskins) and a condescending director (Saul Rubinek). They want a Hollywood version of history, complete with rebellion against authority, violence, nudity and a total distortion of the truth.
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