An Affair to Remember (1957)

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

Director:

Leo McCarey

Writers:

Delmer Daves (screenplay), Leo McCarey (screenplay),

Stars:

Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cary Grant	...	Nickie Ferrante
Deborah Kerr	...	Terry McKay
Richard Denning	...	Kenneth Bradley
Neva Patterson	...	Lois Clark
Cathleen Nesbitt	...	Grandmother Janou
Robert Q. Lewis	...	Himself - Announcer
Charles Watts	...	Ned Hathaway
Fortunio Bonanova	...	Courbet

Storyline

Handsome playboy Nicky Ferrante and beautiful night club singer Terry McKay have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps Terry from the reunion, and Nicky fears that she has married or does not love him anymore. Will he discover the truth behind her absence and reunite with his one true love, or has fate and destiny passed them by?

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Plot Keywords:

playboy | night club | singer | love | cruise ship | 

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Taglines:

Every precious moment of the glad...tender...triumphant love they found -- and almost lost!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Italian

Release Date:

11 July 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember

Filming Locations:

French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Jerry Wald Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

References to this movie in Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle, revitalized interest in the film, and led to 2 million additional sales of the 1957 classic on VHS.

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Goofs

When Terry Mckay is teaching the little kids to sing, two of the kids go and do a dance, then walk back around and behind the little girl. In the close-up of the cute little blond girl there is no-one behind her, and in the next shot the boy and the girl are there behind her again.

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Quotes

Interviewer: I'm sure you had some wonderful experiences in Europe.
Nickie Ferrante: Yes.
Interviewer: Would you care to expand on that statement?
Nickie Ferrante: No.

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Connections

Featured in Grey Gardens (2009)

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Soundtracks

"You Make It Easy To Be True"
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Harold Adamson and Leo McCarey
Sung by male chorus, Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr

User Reviews

A Real Treasure!

There is a reason why "An Affair to Remember" has remained a classic over the years. It contains all the elements the audience is looking for in an entertaining film. It has two marvelous stars, a timeless plot, and it transports the audience to a different world.

I think it is almost impossible for a movie with Cary Grant in it to be anything other than first rate entertainment. Not only is he handsome, charming, and sophisticated, but he also knows how to grab the viewers' attention and manage to keep. Each time we see his movies,connects with us in a way that fascinates us, and yet it is comforting and familiar. Deborah Kerr is a lady who knows how to capture the audience's heart. She can always manage to get us rooting for her.

I love "An Affair to Remember" because it showcases the incomparable talents of my two favorite stars at their best. I know some people say that this movie is too sentimental and corny, but part of its allure is that it is not too realistic. It gives us an escape into the ideal world where everyone is good looking and charming. Nowadays, movies like to play on the realism of life. This movie is for all the romantics out there who are looking for a film to fall in love with!