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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Clifford Odets (play)
George Seaton (screenplay)
Release Date:
17 May 1955 (USA) more
Tagline:
How far should a woman go...to redeem the man she loves?
Plot:
A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, whom he believes is the cause of all the man's problems. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations more
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(4 articles)
Grace Kelly on TCM: Rear Window, The Country Girl
(From Alternative Film Guide. 10 November 2009, 10:46 PM, PST)
Grace Kelly: To Catch A Thief, The Swan
(From Alternative Film Guide. 5 November 2009, 4:03 PM, PST)
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Extraordinary performance make this a must-see! more (46 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Bing Crosby | ... | Frank Elgin | |
| Grace Kelly | ... | Georgie Elgin | |
| William Holden | ... | Bernie Dodd | |
| Anthony Ross | ... | Philip Cook | |
| Gene Reynolds | ... | Larry | |
| Jacqueline Fontaine | ... | Lounge singer | |
| Eddie Ryder | ... | Ed | |
| Robert Kent | ... | Paul Unger | |
| John W. Reynolds | ... | Henry Johnson |
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Country Girl (Australia) (TV title)
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104 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #17063, General Audience) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2004) | Singapore:PG
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Bing Crosby almost turned down the film because he thought he was too old for his character and wouldn't be able to play him. more
Quotes:
Georgie Elgin:
Frank's on stage.
Bernie Dodd:
I know. I want to talk to you.
Georgie Elgin:
The last time we talked, Mr. Dodd, you reduced me to tears. I promise you, it won't happen again.
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Referenced in 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Pitchman / It's Mine, It's Yours more
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It has long been assumed that, had the music been eliminated from "The Country Girl" and, in the process, taking emphasis off Bing Crosby's singing and more on his acting, he would have certainly beaten Marlon Brando for the Oscar of 1954. Crosby is extraordinary in this film, playing an alcoholic, washed-up actor/singer with few if any redeemable qualities. William Holden, as the director of a new Broadway musical, insists that Bing be cast in the lead role, even though he is painfully aware of the actor's history. Grace Kelly is Bing's misunderstood wife. While all three performances are first rate, it is Crosby who stands so far above the others, especially considering Hollywood's idea of realism in 1954. Kelly, on the other hand, who DID win an Oscar as best actress, seems workmanlike but not of that acting calibur. Miss Kelly was such a glamorous "star" that simply putting her in a frumpy housedress does not a plain and ordinary housewife make! Her last scene, in which she appears in a very elegant evening gown (but with glasses to downplay her beauty) is completely unconvincing. But, taken as a whole, "The Country Girl" is great video viewing!