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Overview

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7.7/10   2,427 votes
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Director:
Writers:
H.E. Bates (screenplay) &
David Lean (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 August 1955 (Japan) more
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Tagline:
It Happens to Hepburn - It Happens in Venice! more
Plot:
A lonely American woman unexpectedly finds romance in Venice, Italy. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
DVD: Review: Hobson’s Choice
 (From The AV Club. 24 February 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)

From 1922-1979: Get Your Film School Starter Pack Now
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 23 November 2008, 10:07 PM, PST)

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I live in Venice.. And all I can say is that it's delightful more (49 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Katharine Hepburn ... Jane Hudson
Rossano Brazzi ... Renato de Rossi
Isa Miranda ... Signora Fiorini

Darren McGavin ... Eddie Yaeger
Mari Aldon ... Phyl Yaeger
Jane Rose ... Mrs. McIlhenny
MacDonald Parke ... Mr. McIlhenny
Jeremy Spenser ... Vito de Rossi
Gaetano Autiero ... Mauro
Virginia Simeon ... Giovanna
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Summer Madness (UK)
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Runtime:
UK:99 min | USA:100 min | Argentina:102 min | West Germany:100 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Trivia:
The story was also later adapted as a Broadway musical called "Do I Hear A Waltz" by Arthur Laurents with songs by Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim. The show opened at the 46th Street Theatre on March 18th, 1965 and ran for 220 performances. Laurents later revised the script and a new production was staged in 2000 at the Pasadena Playhouse in New Jersey. Recordings of both productions are available for purchase on specialist websites. more
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Continuity: The amount of wine in Di Rossi's glass when he first sees Jane - the glass is empty, then full. more
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Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
I live in Venice.. And all I can say is that it's delightful, 12 September 2003
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Author: Marco Busato (marco.venezia@email.it) from Venice, Italy

I've seen this movie quite a few times on televison, but during the 2003 60th Venice Film Festival I had the opportunity to see it on a big, big screen in a brand new copy.

Well, miss Hepburn's acting is breath taking, one of the few times she incarnates a woman so vulnerable, and she does it to perfection. And the tone and mood of the entire pic, while a little bit too "touristic", are absolutely sweet and romantic. I live in Venice, and can surely say that seeing what's on screen, I'm sure David Lean did fall in love with this city

Only one minor (really minor) flair: some scenes were filmed in winter, not in summer, since the Moors of San Marco Square's clock only appear once a year, at Christmas time (and seeing the movie on a big screen, it was possible to notice that while the Moors were striking the hours, people on the back ground, although out of focus, were wearing coats and furs)..

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