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Overview

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7.3/10   1,351 votes
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Director:
Robert Mulligan
Writer:
Arnold Schulman (written by)
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Release Date:
25 December 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
she needed him...he needed her...if they only realize it! more
Plot:
Angie Rossini is an innocent (Italian Catholic) Macy's salesgirl, who discovers she's pregnant from a fling with Rocky... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
good on-screen chemistry makes for a great little film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Natalie Wood ... Angie Rossini

Steve McQueen ... Rocky Papasano

Edie Adams ... Barbie
Herschel Bernardi ... Dominick Rossini
Anne Hegira ... Beetie
Harvey Lembeck ... Julio Rossini
Mario Badolati ... Elio Papasano
Penny Santon ... Mama Rossini
Elena Karam ... The Woman
Virginia Vincent ... Anna
Nina Varela ... Mrs. Columbo
E. Nick Alexander ... Guido Rossini
Marilyn Chris ... Gina
Augusta Ciolli ... Mrs. Papasano
Wolfe Barzell ... The Priest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tom Bosley's movie debut. more
Quotes:
Rocky Papasano: [in Barbie's apartment after he and Angie stayed the night there] What are *you* doing here?
Barbie: Payin' the rent, for one thing. Which brings me to little orphan Annie you parked here - incidentally without my permission, number one which I would not give you, number two over my dead body.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (1998) (TV) more

FAQ

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
good on-screen chemistry makes for a great little film, 27 July 2000
8/10

Very satisfying movie that involves us completely in the conflicted relationship of the leads, played beautifully by McQueen and Wood (evidently Paul Newman was originally slated for the part). We find ourselves really rooting for them to get together. Sounds like a soap-opera "chick flick", but the story is sufficiently gritty and has enough comic touches to appeal to the guys, too. B&W works well to emphasize the New York atmosphere of the flick, with its many locale shots. The ethnic Italian ethos is well-captured, too. And to top it off is a wonderful score by Elmer Bernstein, whose music veers awfully close to sounding like that other Bernstein (and that's not a criticism!). I don't know why we don't see this one more often; thank you American Movie Classics.

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