The Purple Taxi

The Purple Taxi (French: Un taxi mauve, lit. 'A mauve taxi') is a 1977 French-Irish-Italian film directed by Yves Boisset, based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Michel Déon. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

The Purple Taxi
Theatrical release poster
French	Un taxi mauve
Directed by	Yves Boisset
Based on	Un taxi mauve by Michel Déon
Produced by	Catherine Winter
Starring	Charlotte Rampling Peter Ustinov Fred Astaire Edward Albert
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by	Albert Jurgenson
Music by	Philippe Sarde
Distributed by	ParaFrance Films
Release date	21 May 1977 (1977-05-21)
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	France Italy Ireland
Language	French

Plot

The film is about a group of emotionally troubled expatriates living in a self-imposed exile in a small village (Eyeries) on the Beara Peninsula in Ireland.

Cast

• Charlotte Rampling - Sharon Frederick
• Peter Ustinov - Taubelman
• Fred Astaire - Dr. Seamus Scully
• Edward Albert - Jerry
• Philippe Noiret - Philippe Marcal
• Agostina Belli - Anne Taubelman
• Jack Watson - Sean
• Mairin D. O'Sullivan - Colleen
• David Kelly - Little Person
• Niall Buggy - Little Person
• May Cluskey - (as May Clusky)
• Loan Do Huu - Madame Li
• Brendon Doyle
• Michael Duffy
• Derek Lord

Production

Filmed on location between October 1976 and January 1977 in Lismore, County Waterford, Kenmare, County Kerry and at Cork Airport.^[2] Filming also took place at Ardmore Studios.^[3][4]

Film score

The film's score was performed by The Chieftains.^[5]