The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Director:

Anthony Asquith

Writer:

Terence Rattigan (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

Everything Happens In The Yellow Rolls Royce!

Plot:

Three stories about the lives and loves of those who own a certain yellow Rolls-Royce: **First purchased...

Plot Keywords:

Rolls Royce | Love | Diving | Male Female Relationship | Swimsuit

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Ingrid Bergman	...	Gerda Millett
Rex Harrison	...	Lord Charles Frinton - The Marquess of Frinton
Shirley MacLaine	...	Mae Jenkins
Jeanne Moreau	...	Lady Eloise Frinton - The Marchioness of Frinton
George C. Scott	...	Paolo Maltese
Omar Sharif	...	Davich
Alain Delon	...	Stefano
Art Carney	...	Joey Friedlander
Joyce Grenfell	...	Hortense Astor
Edmund Purdom	...	Fane
Michael Hordern	...	Harnsworth
Lance Percival	...	Assistant Car Salesman
Roland Culver	...	Norwood
Moira Lister	...	Lady Angela St. Simeon
Harold Scott	...	Taylor

Also Known As:

The Yellow Rolls Royce (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Austria

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The Rolls-Royce used in the film was a pale blue 1930 Phantom II Sedanca de Ville, which M-G-M technicians covered with 20 coats of yellow paint; a few coats of black were added to the top of the hood, the roof, and the wings.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the opening titles, the roofs of modern cars can be seen as the camera pans along Hyde Park.

Quotes:

Paolo Maltese: [Pointing at the Cathedral of Pisa with pride] Look at it.
Mae Jenkins: What is it?
Paolo Maltese: The Cathedral. That is the most beautiful and the most famous cathedral in the whole world.
Mae Jenkins: Yeah, it's got too many pillars.
Paolo Maltese: Too many pillars...
Mae Jenkins: Yeah.
Paolo Maltese: Listen to me. That is the most beautiful and the most famous cathedral in the whole WORLD.
Mae Jenkins: It's got too many pillars!
Paolo Maltese: It was built in 1050!
Mae Jenkins: Yeah, so in 1050 they put in too many pillars!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Love Among the Steele (#2.7)" (1983)

Soundtrack:

Forget Domani

Three faces of women and a car for a bedroom

All the three actresses are beautiful and attractive: some honest and some dishonest. The men remain the drones to the queen bee in all the three episodes.

Jeanne Moreau is probably the weakest of the trio but elegant in her role as a wife who has a young lover. Shirley Maclaine is the classical stunning dumb blonde who has to make a choice to step into a stable, rich married life. The fascinating Ingrid Bergman chooses to step down from a wealthy peerage to a realistic rustic lifestyle using charming wit for achieving an honest end.

This is Asquith's last film with Jack Hildyard's cinematography that is patchy but stunning at times. As a film it is average but the casting and the performances of the three ladies and George C Scott are notable.