The Tamarind Seed
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The Tamarind Seed is a 1974 Blake Edwards
film starring Julie Andrews
as Judith Farrow, a British Home Office functionary and Omar Sharif
as Feodor, a Soviet air attaché – lovers involved in Cold War
intrigue. This was Lorimar
's first film. The score was composed by John Barry
. The screenplay was based on the "The Tamarind Seed: A Novel," by Evelyn Anthony
. (New York: Dell, 1971)
The film was spoofed in MAD Magazine in 1975 as "The Tommy-red Seed."
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures...
film starring Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors...
as Judith Farrow, a British Home Office functionary and Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:...
as Feodor, a Soviet air attaché – lovers involved in Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
intrigue. This was Lorimar
Lorimar Productions
Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993...
's first film. The score was composed by John Barry
John Barry (composer)
John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987...
. The screenplay was based on the "The Tamarind Seed: A Novel," by Evelyn Anthony
Evelyn Anthony
Evelyn Anthony is the pen name of Evelyn Ward Thomas, a British female writer.-Life and work:In her youth during the Second World War she was educated largely at home, rather than at school...
. (New York: Dell, 1971)
The film was spoofed in MAD Magazine in 1975 as "The Tommy-red Seed."