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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
John O'Hara (novel)
Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
Release Date:
9 September 1960 (West Germany) more
Plot:
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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(3 articles)
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User Comments:
Interesting mid-century drama. more (26 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Newman | ... | David Alfred Eaton |
 | Joanne Woodward | ... | Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton |
 | Myrna Loy | ... | Martha Eaton |
 | Ina Balin | ... | Natalie Benzinger |
| Leon Ames | ... | Samuel Eaton |
| Elizabeth Allen | ... | Sage Rimmington |
 | Barbara Eden | ... | Clemmie Shreve |
| George Grizzard | ... | Alexander 'Lex' Porter |
| Patrick O'Neal | ... | Dr. Jim Roper |
| Felix Aylmer | ... | James Duncan MacHardie |
| Raymond Greenleaf | ... | Fritz Thornton |
 | Malcolm Atterbury | ... | George Fry |
| Raymond Bailey | ... | Mr. Eugene St.John |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Mr. Ralph W. Benziger |
 | Howard Caine | ... | Creighton Duffy |
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Runtime:
149 min
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:18A (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #19577) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15
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Howard Caine's movie debut. more
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Continuity: The amount of milk in MacHardie's glass changes between shots when he's alone with Eaton. more
Quotes:
Alexander 'Lex' Porter:
Can I ask you a corny question?
Alfred Eaton:
If you don't mind me giving you a corny answer.
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Soundtrack:
Give Me the Simple Life more
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This engaging 1960 Hollywood production anticipated a coming decade of changing values in America. Its script teeters a bit, emphasizing a bit more the strain of the love conflict rather than the story's real essence. This is an easy mark for critics standing by with sharp knives who may then view it as superficial. However, its real drama depicts the changing generations of an America where at one time successes was measured only by the bank account and social prominence and not by integrity, the ramifications of truth in character.
Here, we see the contrasting generations in conflict. The Old Guard embraced expediency and placed the home and its values second to business success. Once in a while, a young man came along with enough awareness to see the lie in this doctrine. FROM THE TERRACE is in its pure essence the story about such a young man. This was done with a bit more success a few years before in THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT but this drama is certainly worthwhile seeing. It is well cast and played with production values that at the time were the best that Hollywood could offer. This includes an outstanding music score by Elmer Bernstein.