Indiscreet (1958)

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writers:

Norman Krasna (screenplay)
Norman Krasna (play)

Release Date:

20 May 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

How dare he make love to me - And not be a married man!

Plot:

Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream...

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Revenge | Famous | Split Screen | Urban

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Cary Grant	...	Philip Adams
Ingrid Bergman	...	Anna Kalman
Cecil Parker	...	Alfred Munson
Phyllis Calvert	...	Mrs. Margaret Munson
David Kossoff	...	Carl Banks
Megs Jenkins	...	Doris Banks
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Anthony	...	Oscar (uncredited)
Martin Boddey	...	Albert (uncredited)
Diane Clare	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
David Coote	...	Charles (uncredited)
Robert Desmond	...	Young Man (uncredited)
Eric Francis	...	Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Frank Hawkins	...	William (uncredited)
Oliver Johnston	...	Mr. Finleigh (uncredited)
Richard Vernon	...	Guide (uncredited)
John Welsh	...	Passport Official (uncredited)
Middleton Woods	...	Finleigh's Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Stanley Donen

Writing credits
Norman Krasna		(screenplay)
Norman Krasna		(play "Kind Sir")

Produced by
Stanley Donen	....	producer
Sydney Streeter	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett		(as Richard Bennett)
Ken Jones

Cinematography by
Freddie Young		(director of photography) (as Frederick A. Young)

Film Editing by
Jack Harris

Casting by
Robert Lennard

Art Direction by
Donald M. Ashton		(as Don Ashton)

Makeup Department
Joan Johnstone	....	hair stylist
John O'Gorman	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Roy Parkinson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Pevsner	....	assistant director

Art Department
John Graysmark	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Bird	....	sound recordist
Winston Ryder	....	sound editor
Len Shilton	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Walker	....	camera operator
George Higgins	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Terry Rawlings	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Muir Mathieson	....	conductor

Other crew
M.O. Greengross	....	jewelry by
Joshua Logan	....	"Kind Sir" was produced on the stage by
Maurice Binder	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. (presents)
• Grandon Productions Ltd. (uncredited)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (1958) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1958) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1972) (USA) (TV)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS) (35th Anniversary Letterbox)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
• Olive Films (2012) (USA) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Calman Links Ltd.  furs by (as Calman Links)
• Christian Dior  costumes: for Ingrid Bergman (uncredited)
• Quintino  Cary Grant's clothes by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved | West Germany:6 | Iceland:L | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) (1998) | UK:PG (tv rating)

Filming Locations:

Cleopatra's Needle, Victoria Embankment, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros.

Trivia:

Phyllis Calvert's husband, actor Peter Murray-Hill, died during the making of this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Anna and Philip arrive back at Anna's apartment after their first date Anna lights the fireplace. First the flames are abundant and high yet moments later when the camera cuts as they talk and walk around the living room the flames are barely noticeably. However as the camera pulls out showing Anna alone in her living room, when Philip has left, the high flames have returned and the fire is roaring once again.

Quotes:

Alfred:There is no sincerity like a woman telling a lie.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.5" (2011)

Soundtrack:

INDISCREET

These incomparable movie stars are always worthwatching

It is more than a little irritating that many men improve in looks with age but that only a few women do. Cary Grant, James Stewart, Paul Newman, Sean Connery, Gregory Peck and many other male movie stars ( not Clark Gable though) seem to develop more charm and sex appeal along with the wrinkles and grey hair. This preamble is by way of saying that Cary Grant is convincingly cast in 'Indiscreet' as a middle aged Romeo (he was 54) whereas the beautiful Ingrid Bergman is a tad too old at 43 to be playing the role of a beautiful theatrical star with whom Cary Grant falls instantly in love and gives up his bachelor life for. I could not help but compare 'Indiscreet ' with their last pairing together in 'Notorious' in 1946 twelve years earlier. Cary Grant is as suave, debonair and handsome as ever in 'Indiscreet '. Ingrid Bergman's beauty though, has by no means waned but rather matured into middle age - as well as becoming a size bigger. Or perhaps it is just that every movie star looks better in black and white.

No matter, it is still an endearing film with elegant sets and costumes. If only the comedy element had been played up more and the dewy romance element played down - in the style of the 1930s films such as 'My Favourite Wife' and 'The Awful Truth'. Cary Grant is at his supreme best in this type of comedy. The best part in 'Indiscreet' for me was the comedy scene when Cary Grant danced in a highland reel - it was hilarious. I am sure that with more emphasis on the comedy side and with better lines, Ingrid Bergman could have been a match for Irene Dunne or Rosalind Russell.

Don't let my comments put you off. Any film starring these two incomparable and much loved stars is worth a watch.