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Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Writer:
Alvin Sargent (writer)
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Genre:
Drama
User Comments:
A lost film that deserves resurrection. more (19 total)

Cast

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Maggie Smith ... Lila Fisher

Timothy Bottoms ... Walter Elbertson
Don Jaime de Mora y Aragon ... The Duke (as Don Jaime de Mora y)
Emiliano Redondo ... The Spanish Gentleman
Charles Baxter ... Dr. Elbertson
Margaret Modlin ... Mrs. Elbertson
May Heatherly ... Melanie Elbertson (as May Heatherley)
Lloyd Brimhall ... Carl
Elmer Modling ... Dr. Edelheidt
Andrés Monreal ... Tourist Guide
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Widower (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R

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Referenced in "Dallas: War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing (#12.6)" (1988) more

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A lost film that deserves resurrection., 28 July 2004
Author: WHORNER from Tennessee, USA

This heart-tugging April-August romance cannot be equaled for the lush Spanish scenery, excellent photography, haunting music, and courageous humor. A young Timothy Bottoms was fresh from his excellent performance in THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, and Maggie Smith was in fine form portraying a spinster whose rose had lost its bloom. Her role is an excellent example of how a skilled, attractive actress enters a more mature, "seasoned" stage of her career. Both characters are slight misfits, fishes out of water on a cut-rate bus tour in the Spanish back-country who begin as antagonists but gradually draw closer. This is a tried formula, but in expert hands. It is a mystery why LOVE AND PAIN has never been marketed in any video format, or posted more prominently on the resume of either of its stars.

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