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Love in the Afternoon (1957)

APPROVED  130 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Drama   -  30 June 1957 (USA)
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Director Billy Wilder salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy... See full summary »

Director:

Billy Wilder

Writers:

Billy Wilder (screenplay), I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gary Cooper ...
Audrey Hepburn ...
Ariane Chavasse / Thin Girl
Maurice Chevalier ...
Claude Chavasse
John McGiver John McGiver ...
Monsieur X
Van Doude Van Doude ...
Michel
Lise Bourdin Lise Bourdin ...
Madame X
Olga Valéry Olga Valéry ...
Hotel Guest with Dog (as Olga Valery)
The Gypsies The Gypsies ...
Themselves
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Storyline

Director Billy Wilder salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Hotel | Love | Playboy | Ritz Hotel  | See more »

Taglines:

Love is a game any number can play... especially in the afternoon... See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ariane See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,100,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1960)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Spain: (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The movie was a critical and commercial disaster on release. Many critics felt that the 55-year-old Gary Cooper, whose health was rapidly failing, should have realized that he was far too old for the part and turned it down, as Cary Grant did. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Ariane washes her hair and is rubbing it with a towel just after Frank Flannagan leaves her apartment. Moments later, her hair is completely dry and perfectly styled. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Claude Chavasse: [voiceover] This is the city - Paris, France. It is just like any other big city - London, New York, Tokyo - except for two little things. In Paris, people eat better. And in Paris, people make love - well, perhaps not better, but certainly more often. They do it any time...
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Connections

Referenced in Giving It Up (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Fascination"
by F.D. Marchetti and Maurice de Féraudy (as Maurice de Feraudy) See more »