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Overview

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Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

John O'Hara (novel)
Ernest Lehman (screenplay)

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Release Date:

9 September 1960 (West Germany) more

Genre:

Drama 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

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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Additional Details

Runtime:

149 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

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

Company:

Linebrook more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Howard Caine's movie debut. more

Goofs:

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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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting mid-century drama., 24 November 2003
8/10
Author: merrywood from Connecticut, United States

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.

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