Five Finger Exercise (1962)

A long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter. The presence of a handsome young tutor complicates and sensitizes the savage domestic tensions ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett,

Stars:

Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Richard Beymer

Cast

Cast overview:
Rosalind Russell	...	Louise Harington
Jack Hawkins	...	Stanley Harrington
Richard Beymer	...	Philip Harrington
Maximilian Schell	...	Walter
Annette Gorman	...	Pamela Harrington
William Kerwin	...	Mark
Lana Wood	...	Mary
Todd Armstrong	...	Tony Blake
Terry Huntingdon	...	Helen
Bill Quinn	...	Salesman
Kathy West	...	Alice
Mary Benoit	...	Woman
Bart Conrad	...	Announcer

Storyline

A long-married couple are at war with each other and with their teenage son and daughter. The presence of a handsome young tutor complicates and sensitizes the savage domestic tensions which arise as the secret emotions of members of the family are shockingly revealed.

---

Plot Keywords:

based on play | number in title

---

Taglines:

There are many kinds of love...But is there any without guilt?

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1962 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Cinco Amores

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Rosalind Russell is in a record store, there is a record cover behind her - it's "Auntie Mame".

---

Goofs

The hair and clothes of both Walter and Mary are only partially wet when they get back to the house even though they have both been completely immersed in the sea for an extended period.

---

Connections

Version of BBC Play of the Month: Five Finger Exercise (1970)

User Reviews

NO that is NO Lana Wood as the daughter

A girl named Annette Gorman plays the daughter. Miss Wood has a tiny role of one of the two girls on the beach in a few insignificant scenes. Sadly most of the punch of the original play about an English family is left at as some of the other reviews imply. It is a strange mishmash to have a British father and an American mother as they keep trying to explain to us the audience. Shoulda stuck with the original British family but it was produced by the husband of Miss Russell and so she being very American they changed it to a great disadvantage to suit her. Still Miss Russell is a formidable talent and does everything she can to make it an Oscar winning performance in my opinion, that elusive statute that she never did win though two or three nominations. This was not one of them though.