''There Is No 13'' is a 1974 American

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

William Sachs William Sachs is an American film director/producer and writer. Besides his work as a writer and director, since working on '' Joe'', Sachs has been particularly noted for successfully doctoring others' films prior to release in order to confor ...

and starring

Mark Damon Mark Damon (born April 22, 1933) is an American film actor and producer. He became noted for roles in films like Roger Corman's ''House of Usher'', before moving to Italy and becoming a notable Western star and member of the 1960s Dolce Vita ...

. It was entered into the

24th Berlin International Film Festival The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June – 2 July 1974. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Canadian film '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' directed by Ted Kotcheff. Jury The following people were announc ...

Premise

During the

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, a soldier remembers the 12 women he has been with. But, there is no 13.

Cast

as George Thomas * Margaret Markov as Number Eleven *

Harvey Lembeck Harvey Lembeck (April 15, 1923 – January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on ''The Phil Silvers Show'' (a.k.a. ''Sgt. Bilko'', a.k.a. ''You'll Never Get Rich'') in the late 1950s, and a ...

as Older George * Jean Jennings as Number Twelve * Lee Moore as Dr. Honneycutt * Reuben Schafer as Mr. A. * Bonnie Inch as Rosie

Reception

When the film screened at

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, it polarized the audiences due to it being American, dealing with the Vietnam war. During the screening, there were protests, with some people shouting and someone turning the light in the auditorium on and off a few times. A judge told Sachs that the film should have won a

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award "because it was the only unusual film" at the festival, and that it didn't only because the jury was worried about the public reaction to the winning film being so controversial.

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