Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John G. Avildsen
Screenplay by	Steve Shagan
Based on	Save the Tiger 1972 novel by Steve Shagan
Produced by	Steve Shagan
Starring	Jack Lemmon Jack Gilford Laurie Heineman
Cinematography	James Crabe
Edited by	David Bretherton
Music by	Marvin Hamlisch
Production company	Filmways, Inc.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Corporation
Release date	February 14, 1973 (1973-02-14)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3,000,000 (US and Canada rentals)[1]

Save the Tiger is a 1973 American drama film about moral conflict in contemporary America directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Thayer David, Lara Parker, and Liv Lindeland. The screenplay was written years prior by Steve Shagan, who novelized his screenplay in 1972 while trying to sell the script to a studio.

Lemmon won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Harry Stoner (making him the first of six actors to win Oscars for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor), an executive in the garment industry who struggles with the complexity of modern life versus the simplicity of his youth.