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Director:
Writers:
John O'Hara (novel)
Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 September 1960 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Plot:
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
NewsDesk:
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Not Your Y2K Fare more (26 total)

Cast

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Paul Newman ... David Alfred Eaton

Joanne Woodward ... Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton

Myrna Loy ... Martha Eaton
Ina Balin ... Natalie Benzinger
Leon Ames ... Samuel Eaton
Elizabeth Allen ... Sage Rimmington

Barbara Eden ... Clemmie Shreve
George Grizzard ... Alexander 'Lex' Porter
Patrick O'Neal ... Dr. Jim Roper
Felix Aylmer ... James Duncan MacHardie
Raymond Greenleaf ... Fritz Thornton

Malcolm Atterbury ... George Fry
Raymond Bailey ... Mr. Eugene St.John
Ted de Corsia ... Mr. Ralph W. Benziger

Howard Caine ... Creighton Duffy
Kathryn Givney ... Mrs. St. John
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dorothy Adams ... Mrs. Benziger (uncredited)
Alexander Campbell ... Partner (uncredited)
Regina Carrol ... (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire ... Partner (uncredited)
Gordon B. Clarke ... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jack Daly ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti ... MacHardie's Secretary (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... D.D. Jones (uncredited)
Cecil Elliott ... Josephine (uncredited)
Douglas Evans ... Partner (uncredited)
Joseph Forte ... Mansergant (uncredited)
Lauren Gilbert ... Charles Frolick (uncredited)
Clive Halliday ... Lord Sevringham (uncredited)
John Harding ... Newton Orchid (uncredited)
Rory Harrity ... Steve Rimmington (uncredited)
Henry Hunter ... Partner (uncredited)

David Macklin ... Messenger (uncredited)

Mae Marsh ... Sandy's Governess (uncredited)
Jimmy Martin ... Sandy Duffy (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith ... Lady Servringham (uncredited)
Barbara Perry ... Blonde (uncredited)
Bill Quinn ... Lawrence Von Elm (uncredited)
Stuart Randall ... Jerry Kelly (uncredited)
Frank Richards ... The Bartender (uncredited)
Felippa Rock ... Jean Duffy (uncredited)
Countess Elektra Rozanska ... Mrs. Ripley (uncredited)
Elizabeth Russell ... Frolick's Woman (uncredited)
Robert Shayne ... Partner (uncredited)
Truman Smith ... Doctor (uncredited)
Rachel Stephens ... Miss Trimmingham (uncredited)
John Warburton ... Partner (uncredited)
Johnstone White ... Partner (uncredited)
Mack Williams ... Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Robson 
 
Writing credits
John O'Hara (novel)

Ernest Lehman (screenplay)

Produced by
Mark Robson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
Leo Tover (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Dorothy Spencer 
 
Art Direction by
Maurice Ransford 
Howard Richmond 
Lyle R. Wheeler 
 
Set Decoration by
Paul S. Fox 
Walter M. Scott 
 
Costume Design by
Travilla 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
Helen Turpin .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hal Herman .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin .... sound
Harry M. Leonard .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects
James B. Gordon .... special photographic effects
 
Editorial Department
Leonard Doss .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Edward B. Powell .... orchestration
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
149 min
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Language:
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:18A (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #19577) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Fox Movietone newsreel footage of the premiere shows Ina Balin, David Hedison, and then the Oscar nominee Peter Falk (for Fox's "Murder Inc.") in attendance. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the billiard game between Mr. MacHardie and Alfred, as MacHardie lines up for his shot, the red ball disappears. more
Quotes:
Alfred Eaton: Incidentally, just where did you wear that little number until 2:00 this morning?
Mary St. John: I wore this little number to the Mona Lisa.
[She takes his champagne glass that he had been drinking from]
Mary St. John: Would you unzip me in the back, please?
Alfred Eaton: I thought Sage didn't like that place anymore.
Mary St. John: Oh, Sage wasn't along. She stayed home with a bad tooth or something.
Alfred Eaton: What, just you and her husband?
Mary St. John: Just little old us.
Alfred Eaton: Can't you do any better than that?
Mary St. John: As a matter of fact, I could have, but unfortunately he had another date, with the Dingham Report.
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Soundtrack:
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14 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
Not Your Y2K Fare, 9 October 2000
Author: Casey-35 from Missouri

Reading the comments on this movie tells me a lot about our culture at the dawn of the 21st century. Yes, by today's standards this movie seems to move slow and a is little dull. It was made before pornography passing for entertainment was permitted. It contains lots of subtlety and innuendo. It was considered racy when it was made.

One of my favorite scenes is when Mrs. Eaton is talking to her husband on the phone about her lover. You never see the lover in the scene, but at the end, you realize he's been in the bed all along. Another favorite scene is when Mrs. Eaton meets her husband's lover for the first time. It is in the car afterward that she asks what this woman call's Mr. Eaton.

The only disappointment is the superficial way the film treats marriage. No children are involved in this marriage and it only deals with how the husband and wife consider their lives. It tries to make a case for divorce and treats the subject far too lightly.

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