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The Loved One
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Overview

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7.1/10   1,461 votes
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Director:
Tony Richardson
Writers:
Evelyn Waugh (novel)
Terry Southern (writer) ...
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Release Date:
11 October 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The motion picture with something to offend everyone!
Plot:
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Even better than I remembered more (71 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Robert Morse ... Dennis Barlow

Jonathan Winters ... Henry Glenworthy / Rev. Wilbur Glenworthy
Anjanette Comer ... Aimee Thanatogenous

Dana Andrews ... Gen. Buck Brinkman

Milton Berle ... Mr. Kenton

James Coburn ... Immigration Officer

John Gielgud ... Sir Francis Hinsley

Tab Hunter ... Whispering Glades Tour Guide
Margaret Leighton ... Mrs. Helen Kenton
Liberace ... Mr. Starker

Roddy McDowall ... D.J. Jr.
Robert Morley ... Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie
Barbara Nichols ... Sadie Blodgett
Lionel Stander ... The Guru Brahmin
Roxanne Arlen ... Whispering Glades Hostess
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Additional Details

Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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Trivia:
Anjanette Comer recalled that many well-known actresses wanted the part of Aimee, but Tony Richardson picked her precisely because he wanted an "unknown" for the part. more
Quotes:
Dusty Acres: [In thick southern drawl] Ah shore do feel bad about yore uncle. He's the one that learned me good English. more
Movie Connections:
References "The Outer Limits: The Sixth Finger (#1.5)" (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Pomp and Circumstance more

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17 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Even better than I remembered, 28 December 2004
10/10
Author: cjwehner from United States

I was one who saw it in 1965, and GOT IT. I have waited lo these many years for a video copy. I am only disappointed that the quality of the print is so fuzzy. Why has it not been digitally remastered?!! Sir Francis's cottage and pool were so much more evocative when we could see them. Are you listening, Ted? (but don't colorize it. It's perfect in B&W)My teenage son asked if anyone was doing a remake. Perish the thought! How could anyone improve on Jonathan Winters, Bobby Morse, Rod Steiger and Liberace? Or any of the many cameos? This is truly Terry Southern's finest screen writing, and the acting is unparalleled. Robert Morely's funeral recitation still cracks me up. The world's greatest black comedy!

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