The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Director:

Anthony Asquith

Writer:

Terence Rattigan (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

Everything Happens In The Yellow Rolls Royce!

Plot:

Three stories about the lives and loves of those who own a certain yellow Rolls-Royce: **First purchased...

Plot Keywords:

Rolls Royce | Love | Diving | Male Female Relationship | Swimsuit

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Ingrid Bergman	...	Gerda Millett
Rex Harrison	...	Lord Charles Frinton - The Marquess of Frinton
Shirley MacLaine	...	Mae Jenkins
Jeanne Moreau	...	Lady Eloise Frinton - The Marchioness of Frinton
George C. Scott	...	Paolo Maltese
Omar Sharif	...	Davich
Alain Delon	...	Stefano
Art Carney	...	Joey Friedlander
Joyce Grenfell	...	Hortense Astor
Edmund Purdom	...	Fane
Michael Hordern	...	Harnsworth
Lance Percival	...	Assistant Car Salesman
Roland Culver	...	Norwood
Moira Lister	...	Lady Angela St. Simeon
Harold Scott	...	Taylor

Also Known As:

The Yellow Rolls Royce (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Austria

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The Rolls-Royce used in the film was a pale blue 1930 Phantom II Sedanca de Ville, which M-G-M technicians covered with 20 coats of yellow paint; a few coats of black were added to the top of the hood, the roof, and the wings.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the opening titles, the roofs of modern cars can be seen as the camera pans along Hyde Park.

Quotes:

Mae Jenkins: [Looking indifferently at the leaning tower of Pisa] So it leans. So a lot of things lean.
Paolo Maltese: [Turning to Mae] You ever heard of Galileo, maybe?
Mae Jenkins: Sure I have heard of Galileo.
Paolo Maltese: [Turning to Joey] She ever heard of Galileo?
Joey Friedlander: Nah...
Paolo Maltese: Five-six hundred years ago, this Galileo dropped two stones off that tower, one big one, and one little one.
Mae Jenkins: So?
Paolo Maltese: So he proved the law of gravity or somethin'. I don't know.
Mae Jenkins: And brained a couple of citizens, maybe. Big deal.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Love Among the Steele (#2.7)" (1983)

Soundtrack:

Forget Domani

A good bet

A very enjoyable vintage film which the likes are not made anymore. Usually these all star cast epics are not too good, but this on and THE V I P's are well worth seeing. Three stories revolve around a yellow Rolls Royce with a common thread of back-seat "goings on". All three episodes are well done and photographed. The scenery is magnificent as is the music score. While all the actors are perfect in their roles, INGRID BERGMAN is the stand-out. This lady could do no wrong. SHIRLEY MACLAINE does her Shirley Maclaine to the hilt. A character very much like her earlier work in SOME CAME RUNNING. Since movies like these are no longer made, this is a must see for those enthusiasts who love old fashion movie making. Just out on DVD the transfer is wonderful. Too mad no extras as this one cries out for a commentary by at least one of the surviving stars.