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Director:
Anthony Asquith
Writer:
Terence Rattigan (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 September 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A Modern Love Story
Plot:
Fog delays a group of travelers headed for New York. They wait at the V.I.P. lounge of London Airport, each at a moment of crisis in his or her life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A true curiosity... more (32 total)
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 1010:15 PMTCM   

Cast

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Elizabeth Taylor ... Frances Andros

Richard Burton ... Paul Andros
Louis Jourdan ... Marc Champselle
Elsa Martinelli ... Gloria Gritti
Margaret Rutherford ... The Duchess of Brighton

Maggie Smith ... Miss Mead
Rod Taylor ... Les Mangrum

Orson Welles ... Max Buda
Linda Christian ... Miriam Marshall
Dennis Price ... Commander Millbank
Richard Wattis ... Sanders
Ronald Fraser ... Joslin
David Frost ... Himself - Reporter
Robert Coote ... John Coburn
Joan Benham ... Miss Potter
Michael Hordern ... Airport Director
Lance Percival ... B.O.A.C. Officer
Martin Miller ... Doctor Schwatzbacher
Peter Sallis ... Doctor
Stringer Davis ... Hotel Waiter
Clifton Jones ... Jamaican Passenger
Moyra Fraser ... Air Hostess
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joyce Carey ... Mrs. Damer
Peter Illing ... Mr. Damer
Terence Alexander ... Captain (uncredited)
Ray Austin ... Rolls Chauffeur (uncredited)
Reginald Beckwith ... (uncredited)
Virginia Bedard ... Visitor (uncredited)
John Blythe ... Barman (uncredited)

Richard Briers ... Met. Official (uncredited)
Pamela Buckley ... Airport Annoncer (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot ... Hotel Representatives (uncredited)
Jill Carey ... Air Hostess (uncredited)
Ann Castle ... Lady Reporter (uncredited)
Griffith Davies ... Porter (uncredited)
Rosemary Dorken ... Airport Annoncer (uncredited)
Lewis Fiander ... Third Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Howard ... Second Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Howard ... Bar Steward (uncredited)
Angus Lennie ... Metereological Man (uncredited)
Duncan Lewis ... Hotel Recepcionist (uncredited)
Cal McCord ... Visitor (uncredited)
Clifford Mollison ... Mr. Rivers (uncredited)
Maggie Rennie ... Waitress (uncredited)
Barry Steele ... Fourth Reporter (uncredited)
Gordon Sterne ... Official (uncredited)
Brook Williams ... First Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Williams ... Assistant to Airport Director (uncredited)
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Directed by
Anthony Asquith 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Terence Rattigan  written by

Produced by
Anatole de Grunwald .... producer
Roy Parkinson .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa  (as Miklos Rozsa)
 
Cinematography by
Jack Hildyard 
 
Film Editing by
Frank Clarke 
 
Casting by
Irene Howard (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
William Kellner 
 
Set Decoration by
Pamela Cornell 
 
Costume Design by
Pierre Cardin (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Eric Allwright .... makeup artist
Tom Smith .... makeup artist
Vivienne Walker .... hair stylist: Ms. Taylor (as Vivienne Walker-Zavitz)
Bernadette Ibbetson .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Elisabeth Woodthorpe .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kip Gowans .... assistant director
Jimmy Komisarjevsky .... crowd director
Carl Mannin .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ivor Beddoes .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bill Creed .... sound editor
J.B. Smith .... dubbing mixer
Cyril Swern .... sound recordist
A.W. Watkins .... recording supervisor
Ron Matthews .... sound camera operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Tom Howard .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas Adamsson .... photographer: second unit
Gerry Fisher .... camera operator
Jim Dawes .... grip (uncredited)
Dennis Fraser .... grip (uncredited)
Joe Pearce .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Felix Evans .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Philip Barnikel .... assembly editor
 
Music Department
Eugene Zador .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Eddie Frewin .... transportation chief (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Margaret Booth .... production advisor
June Faithfull .... continuity
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
International Affair (USA) (working title)
International Hotel
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
119 min | Argentina:120 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) | West Germany:16 (f) | Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:17 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The second of eleven films that Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred in together. more
Quotes:
Marc Champselle: You? Why should you be scared of him?
Frances Andros: As a child I was scared of the dark.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) more

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18 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
A true curiosity..., 22 February 2003
7/10
Author: Brigid O Sullivan (wisewebwoman) from Toronto, Canada

but a fascinating melodrama also. This was the first movie Liz Taylor and Richard Burton made as a married couple.

The story is by Terence Rattigan who apparently based it on a scene he observed in the VIP lounge of London Airport when Vivien Leigh made plans to run away with Peter Finch and was stopped by her husband, Laurence Olivier.

It is well filmed, way ahead of its time in certain segments where other minor characters are playing in the background of the scene, a continuum not employed in movies until the nineties (this was filmed in the early 60s).

Some of the script is a hoot, the fact that Liz and her lover are running away without ever having "made love". Richard and Liz both overact dramatically. But the cast make it well worth watching.

Maggie Smith is particularly vulnerable as a secretary, she is yet to find the acerbic edge that laces her subsequent movies. Margaret Rutherford is particularly good as a Duchess who has to go earn a living in America to save her stately home. More scenes with her would have been a treat.

7 out of 10, totally watchable and almost sinful in the enjoyment of same, it is just so deliciously shallow.

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