The Chapman Report (1962)

Based on the best-selling novel by Irving Wallace that was inspired by the Kinsey Report on the sexual mores of suburban women, the film follows the personal (read sexual) lives of four ... See full summary »

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Wyatt Cooper (screenplay), Don Mankiewicz (screenplay),

Stars:

Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Paul Radford
Jane Fonda	...	Kathleen Barclay
Claire Bloom	...	Naomi Shields
Shelley Winters	...	Sarah Garnell
Glynis Johns	...	Teresa Harnish
Ray Danton	...	Fred Linden
Ty Hardin	...	Ed Kraski
Andrew Duggan	...	Dr. George C. Chapman
John Dehner	...	Geoffrey Harnish
Harold J. Stone	...	Frank Garnell
Corey Allen	...	Wash Dillon
Jennifer Howard	...	Grace Waterton
Cloris Leachman	...	Miss Selby
Chad Everett	...	Bob Jensen, Water Delivery Boy
Henry Daniell	...	Dr. Jonas

Storyline

Based on the best-selling novel by Irving Wallace that was inspired by the Kinsey Report on the sexual mores of suburban women, the film follows the personal (read sexual) lives of four women (Claire Bloom, Jane Fonda, Shelley Winters and Glynis Johns) with four separate sexual hangups, ranging from frigidity to nymphomania. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. plays a research psychologist who becomes entangled with Fonda, the young woman suffering from emotional frigidity.

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Plot Keywords:

medical | man in swimsuit | sex | sexual exploitation | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

The personal story behind a sex survey ... from the controversial best selling novel.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vida Íntima de Quatro Mulheres

Filming Locations:

Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Robson was asked to direct.

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Quotes

Naomi Shields: Feed the dog...

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Connections

Referenced in Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)

User Reviews

A great, great film - Cukor at his best.

A late work of one of the greatest Hollywood filmmakers, George Cukor. This film is utterly devastating. The austere light and shadow, the brilliant and thoughtful color schemes, the tight framing that is characteristic of Cukor (and that, in the interview scenes, is simply suffocating, especially in Naomi's) combine to create images that somehow seem representative of the inner psyches of the characters. And oh so rarely in cinema do we feel so strongly the thoughts and worlds of the characters that are being shown on the screen. Cukor was one of the greatest directors of actors (want proof? see Hepburn in "Sylvia Scarlett"). The whole film is amazing, but the Naomi interview scene so wonderfully "sums up" much of what is special about Cukor's cinema (pay close attention to something she *does* early in the interview). This is a beautiful film...