The Razors Edge is a 1984 English-language Drama Romance motion picture written by W. Somerset Maugham, John Byrum and Bill Murray. The movie is directed by John Byrum and produced by Robert P. Marcucci and Harry Benn. He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge. The razors edge stars Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, James Keach, Peter Vaughan and Jessica Marshall-gardiner. The film is based on The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. The music was composed by Jack Nitzsche. Cinematography was done by Peter Hannan and editing by Peter Boyle. The motion picture has a running time of 129 minutes. It was released on 19th October 1984. The Razors Edge was made on a budget of $12 million and at the box office it grossed only $6 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Columbia Pictures.