Save the Tiger (1973): Cast & Plot
Save the Tiger is a 1973 drama directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Jack Lemmon as Harry Stoner, Patricia Smith and Jack Gilford. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Save the Tiger About?
The premise of Save the Tiger without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Harry Stoner manipulates the books, sets fire to a factory and supplies women to his clients, all in a desperate bid to secure another season. Over the span of two days his cut‑throat business tactics begin to clash with his personal life, exposing the cost of his ambition.
Save the Tiger Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- flashback
- one night stand
- war flashback
- arson specialist
- arson for hire
- insurance fraud
- hired arsonist
- heart attack during sex
- sexual fetish
- world war two veteran
- high class prostitute
- cheating husband
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- propositioned for sex
- clothing factory
- prostitute
- panties
- nudity
- arson
- arsonist
- french language
- spanish language
- switchboard
- speech
- taxi driver
- reference to fiorello la guardia
- ptsd post traumatic stress disorder
- scene during closing credits
- bare chested male
- man in a shower
- male rear nudity
- male nudity
- animal in title
- reference to hermann goering
- three word title
- fashion show
- businessman
- reference to charlie chaplin
- reference to w.c. fields
- reference to daddy warbucks
- reference to little lulu
- reference to popeye
- reference to citation the racehorse
- reference to whirlaway the racehorse
- little league baseball
- reference to the song fine and mellow
- reference to billie holiday
- reference to the cotton club
- reference to lena horne
- no ending
- reference to joe penner
Save the Tiger Cast & Characters
Jack Lemmon leads the cast as Harry Stoner, with Patricia Smith as Janet Stoner and Jack Gilford as Phil Greene. Directed by John G. Avildsen; 18 actors are credited in all.
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Director John G. Avildsen
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Jack Lemmon as Harry Stoner - Patricia Smith as Janet Stoner
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Jack Gilford as Phil Greene - Thayer David as Charlie Robbins
Also Starring in Save the Tiger
· 14 more- Lara Parker Margo Duka
- Ned Glass Sid Fivush
- Biff Elliot Tiger Petitioner
- Leoda Richards Woman at Buyers' Show
- Norman Burton Fred Mirrell
- Harvey Jason Rico
- William Hansen Meyer
- Eloise Hardt Jackie
- Pearl Shear Cashier
- Madeline Lee Receptionist
- Laurie Heineman Myra
- Liv Lindeland Ula
- Ben Freedman Taxi Driver
- Janina Dusty
More from John G. Avildsen
More films directed by John G. Avildsen, best-rated first: Rocky, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II and Lean on Me.
Save the Tiger Plot Summary
What happens in Save the Tiger from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jack Lemmon as Harry Stoner lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with a Spanish-speaking maid, a life of luxury that masks a haunted mind scarred by WWII and crushed by mounting business pressures. He is obsessed with his baseball-loving youth, a fixation that flares up as he wakes screaming for the second time that week and acts out pre-war Brooklyn Dodgers games in the bedroom—a wild pitching windup he nostalgically recalls.
Full summary
The whole story of Save the Tiger, scene by scene
Save the Tiger Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Save the Tiger.
How Well Do You Know Save the Tiger?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who portrays the protagonist Harry Stoner?
Save the Tiger Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Salvate la tigre” and “Salvad al tigre”.
- Also known as
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- Salvate la tigre
- Salvad al tigre
- Sauvez le tigre
- Rettet den Tiger!
- 救虎记
- 호랑이를 구하라
- Mentsd meg a tigrist!
- להציל את הנמר
- Σώστε τον Τίγρη
- Спасите тигра
- Sonhos do Passado
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Tiger in the Smoke, The Sleeping Tiger and Tiger.
Save the Tiger FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Save the Tiger, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Save the Tiger?
Save the Tiger runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Save the Tiger released?
Save the Tiger was released on February 14, 1973.
Who directed Save the Tiger?
Save the Tiger was directed by John G. Avildsen.
More films by John G. Avildsen Who is in the cast of Save the Tiger?
Save the Tiger stars Jack Lemmon as Harry Stoner, Patricia Smith as Janet Stoner and Jack Gilford as Phil Greene, among 18 credited actors.
Does Save the Tiger have a post-credit scene?
No. Save the Tiger has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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