A Touch of Class (1973)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Melvin Frank

Writers:

Melvin Frank (written by) and
Jack Rose (written by) ...

Release Date:

1 October 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They had the perfect love affair. Until they fell in love.

Plot:

Romantic comedy about a pair of clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Vanity | Gibraltar | London England | Fashion Designer

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

George Segal	...	Steven 'Steve' Blackburn
Glenda Jackson	...	Vicki Allessio
Paul Sorvino	...	Walter Menkes
K Callan	...	Patty Menkes
Cec Linder	...	Wendell Thompson
Michael Elwyn	...	Cecil
Mary Barclay	...	Martha Thompson
Nadim Sawalha	...	Night Hotel Manager
Ian Thompson	...	Derek, Steve's Secretary
Ève Karpf	...	Miss Ramos, London Airline Clerk (as Eve Karpf)
David de Keyser	...	Doctor Alvarez (as David De Keyser)
Gaye Brown	...	Dora French
Carl Oatley	...	Bell Boy
Rebecca De Los Reyes	...	Rent-A-Car Clerk
Felipe Solano	...	Malaga Airline Clerk

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12 (video rating) | Finland:K-12 | UK:AA | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alembic House - 93 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, England, UK

Company:

Brut Productions

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Early on in the film, when Vicki and Steve first share the taxi, it is reflected in the windscreen of the taxi just as it pulls up to drop Vicki off in the rain.

Quotes:

Steven 'Steve' Blackburn: I suppose your husband like to sleep late on Sundays?
Vicki: Yes, he does.
Steven 'Steve' Blackburn: I suppose you like to go home and cook a nice big breakfast?
Vicki: No.
Steven 'Steve' Blackburn: Don't you like to cook?
Vicki: I love to cook.
Steven 'Steve' Blackburn: Doesn't he likes to eat?
Vicki: He loves to eat.
Steven 'Steve' Blackburn: I, I don't understand.
Vicki: We have different kitchens, he's in Milan.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Unhappily Ever After: A Touch of Glass (#2.7)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

All That Love Went to Waste

Charismatic Star Performances rise above a clichéd script

A TOUCH OF CLASS was a charming romantic comedy about a married American businessman (George Segal) who lives in London and drifts into an affair with an English fashion designer (Glenda Jackson). Though the script borders on the cliché, Segal and Jackson manage to rise above rather ordinary story thanks to their surprisingly effective on screen chemistry. Jackson actually snagged a second Best Actress Oscar for this film (something that still baffles me to this day)but Segal is just as good as she is. Personally, I think this is one of Segal's best performances...Segal's Steven Blackburn is urbane, sophisticated, witty, and sexy and his attraction to Jackson's Vicki Ellesio is a bit of a puzzle since her character is sort of a bitch, but the film is still worth a rental if you've never seen it.