The Last of Sheila

1973, dir Herbert Ross w/Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, Raquel Welch, 120 min, 35mm

In this unique ‘70s curiosity, James Coburn plays a rich, widowed producer who gathers a group of ‘friends’ for a Mediterranean cruise and insists that they participate in what appears to be an innocent game – but really is a plot to uncover the person responsible for his wife’s death. Co-written by mystery-loving Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, THE LAST OF SHEILA is a delightful and surprising gem that has been largely overlooked since its release.