''The Fixer'' is a 1968
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drama film
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based on the
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
semi-biographical
novel of the same name, written by
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseba ...
. It was directed by
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962), ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1 ...
and stars
Alan Bates.
Plot
The film is based on
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseba ...
's novel ''
The Fixer'', which in turn was inspired by the 1913 trial of
Menahem Mendel Beilis
Menahem Mendel Beilis (sometimes spelled Beiliss; yi, מנחם מענדל בייליס, russian: Менахем Мендель Бейлис; 1874 – 7 July 1934) was a Russian Jew accused of ritual murder in Kiev in the Russian Empire in a no ...
, a
Russian Jew
The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest pop ...
who was falsely accused of having ritually murdered a
Ukrainian
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boy named Andrei Yushchinsky, an example of the
Blood Libel
Blood libel or ritual murder libel (also blood accusation) is an antisemitic canardTurvey, Brent E. ''Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis'', Academic Press, 2008, p. 3. "Blood libel: An accusation of ritual mur ...
.
Cast
Oscar nomination
Alan Bates was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Actor in a Leading Role
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References
British drama films
British biographical films
1968 films
Films directed by John Frankenheimer
Films based on American novels
Films about antisemitism
Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo
1968 drama films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Films set in 1913
Films set in Russia
Films set in Kyiv
Films shot in Hungary
Films shot at MGM-British Studios
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
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