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7.0/10   208 votes
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Director:
Philip Dunne
Writers:
Philip Dunne (writer)
James Leo Herlihy (play)
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Release Date:
30 October 1959 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
How could it happen to Janet...so shy, so young, and so much like yourself? Where did she go wrong... and why... WHY... WHY? more
Plot:
Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant... more | add synopsis
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Quite A Period Piece more

Cast

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Carol Lynley ... Janet Willard
Brandon De Wilde ... Arthur Bartley
Macdonald Carey ... Maj. Malcolm Bartley, Ret.
Marsha Hunt ... Jessie Bartley
Warren Berlinger ... Ernie
Buck Class ... Axel Sorenson
Nina Shipman ... Lillian Bartley
Vaughn Taylor ... Professor Willard
Roberta Shore ... Cherie
Mary Young ... Aunt Bidda
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blue Jeans (UK)
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Runtime:
USA:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although it was initially scheduled to be released in the U.S. as "Blue Jeans," the title was changed to "Blue Denim." National Screen Service did print up posters with the original title, but they are rare. more
Soundtrack:
Who, Baby? more

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2 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Quite A Period Piece, 19 June 1999
6/10
Author: Catline from Ontario, Canada

When watching this movie I was overcome with equal urges to both laugh and squirm. Unfortunately, they happened at the same time, which eliminated any emotional punch this movie may have once had. The main issue that this movie tackles is both universal and timeless, but the problems encountered by the three teenage leads are dated and quite foreign to today's youth. This picture could have very likely been compelling and controversial when it first came out in 1959, but today it stands as a cautionary guide for film makers not to make their pictures subject to the time. Overall, a light way to look at an era not too far gone.

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