Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 21, 1974

Originally an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco, Rhinoceros tells the story of a French town plagued by rhinoceroses. These are not ordinary rhinoceroses, but people who have been victims of "rhinoceritis." Or is it something else entirely? But, why are they turning into rhinoceroses and what is Ionesco trying to tell us about society?

Rhinoceros

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 21, 1974

Rhinoceros
Originally an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco, Rhinoceros tells the story of a French town plagued by rhinoceroses. These are not ordinary rhinoceroses, but people who have been victims of "rhinoceritis." Or is it something else entirely? But, why are they turning into rhinoceroses and what is Ionesco trying to tell us about society?
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers The American Film Theatre, Cinévision Ltée, The Ely Landau Organization Inc.
Original title Rhinoceros
Directors R. Robert Rosenbaum, Robert Enrietto, Tom O'Horgan
Writers Eugène Ionesco, Julian Barry

Cast

Gene Wilder

as Stanley

Zero Mostel

as John

Karen Black

as Daisy

Joe Silver

as Norman

Robert Weil

as Carl

Marilyn Chris

as Mrs. Bingham

Percy Rodriguez

as Mr. Nicholson

Robert Fields

as Young Man

Melody Santangello

as Young Woman

Don Calfa

as Waiter

Lou Cutell

as Cashier

Howard Morton

as Doctor

Manuel Aviles

as Busboy

Anne Ramsey

as Lady with Cat

Lorna Thayer

as Restaurant Owner

Sheryl Deauville

as Woman in Black with Baby Carriage (uncredited)