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Overview

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Director:
Robert Mulligan
Writer:
Arnold Schulman (written by)
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Release Date:
25 December 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
she needed him...he needed her...if they only realize it! more
Plot:
Angie Rossini is an innocent (Italian Catholic) Macy's salesgirl, who discovers she's pregnant from a fling with Rocky... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Memorable performances by Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen - perfect together more (37 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Natalie Wood ... Angie Rossini

Steve McQueen ... Rocky Papasano

Edie Adams ... Barbie
Herschel Bernardi ... Dominick Rossini
Anne Hegira ... Beetie
Harvey Lembeck ... Julio Rossini
Mario Badolati ... Elio Papasano
Penny Santon ... Mama Rossini
Elena Karam ... The Woman
Virginia Vincent ... Anna
Nina Varela ... Mrs. Columbo
E. Nick Alexander ... Guido Rossini
Marilyn Chris ... Gina
Augusta Ciolli ... Mrs. Papasano
Wolfe Barzell ... The Priest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tom Bosley's movie debut. more
Quotes:
Rocky Papasano: You look so... what am I gonna tell ya? you look like a women
Angie Rossini: [bursts out laughing] how can you manage to make a compliment sound like a slap in the face?
Rocky Papasano: What did I say? you look like a women. My apologies, excuse me, you look like a man.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Murder, She Wrote: The Search for Peter Kerry (#5.11)" (1989) more

FAQ

What is the reference to "Louie" in the scene where Rocky is trying to kiss Angie?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Any recommendations for other romantic films set in New York during the 50s and 60s?
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24 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Memorable performances by Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen - perfect together, 30 May 2000
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Author: Ruby Liang (ruby_fff) from sf, usa

I really like this film. It's exciting to watch these two wonderful talented actors working together. "Love With the Proper Stranger" is always a favorite and I'm irresistibly hooked on repeated viewing.

Natalie Wood is the feisty young working woman struggling for her chance to be independent, to live away from the family (attached Italian parents and brothers in NYC setting) and be on her own terms. Steve McQueen is the center of opposite attraction: the problem and the goal. He is a union musician who is trying to be financially independent; he also has close family ties with both endearing mother and father. Edie Adams is in a supporting role as McQueen's girl friend with an apartment to lean on. Tom Bosley is the kind and good-hearted suitor that Wood's character's family approves. It's a heart-warming, very much a 60's love story that touches on the tough subject of abortion, yet brims with humor, drama and affectionate smiles.

Shot in black and white; music by Elmer Bernstein, with the theme song sung by Jack Jones; produced by Alan J. Pakula; the film is keen and sensitively directed by Robert Mulligan. His films include the award winning 1962 "To Kill A Mockingbird"; the intriguingly haunting 1972 "The Other"; an unforgettably fun 1961 "Come September" with Gina Lollobrigida & Rock Hudson, Sandra Dee & Bobby Darin in Italy; the 1971 classic coming of age film "The Summer of '42" with lovely Jennifer O'Neill; and another poignant coming of age story from a girl's point of view in 1991 "The Man In the Moon", with Reese Witherspoon in her impressive film debut.

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