|
The Anniversary (1968) 6.9
Three sons who work in the family construction business help their overbearing mother celebrate her anniversary to her late husband. Director:Roy Ward Baker |
| 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Anniversary (1968)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Photos
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bette Davis | ... |
Mrs. Taggart
|
|
| Sheila Hancock | ... |
Karen Taggart
|
|
 |
Jack Hedley | ... |
Terry Taggart
|
|
|
James Cossins | ... |
Henry Taggart
|
| Christian Roberts | ... |
Tom Taggart
|
|
|
|
Elaine Taylor | ... |
Shirley Blair
|
|
|
Timothy Bateson | ... |
Mr. Bird
|
|
|
Sally-Jane Spencer | ... |
Florist
|
|
|
Arnold Diamond | ... |
Headwaiter
|
|
|
Albert Shepherd | ... |
Construction Worker
|
|
|
Ralph Watson | ... |
Construction Worker
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
On the celebration of the anniversary of Mrs. Taggart, her three dominated sons come to her house for the party. Terry, Henry and Tom Taggart work in construction, in a business that belonged to their father and is presently managed by their manipulative mother. Tom brings his pregnant fiancée Shirley Blair to tell his mother that they will marry each other; Terry brings his wife Karen Taggart and they secretly intend to emigrate to Canada; and Henry is gay and loves to wear women's underwear. During the night, the mean Mrs. Taggart uses the most despicable means and tricks to get rid off Shirley and Terry and keep her sons close to her. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Taglines:
There is no name for their kind of EVIL! See more »Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 February 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El aniversario See more »Filming Locations:
Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UKBox Office
Budget:
$1,450,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Shirley Blair: I know it's none of my business, but shouldn't you see a psychiatrist?
Henry Taggart: If I didn't do... what I do... there's no telling what I might do.
See more »
(Waves of the Danube)
Lyrics by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin
Music by Iosif Ivanovici
Adapted by Saul Chaplin
Performed by The New Vaudeville Band
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
According to Hammer historian Marcus Hearn, Bette Davis again renewed her unsuccessful campaign to seduce Jimmy Sangster. See more »Quotes
[Henry has transvestite and kleptomaniac tendencies]Shirley Blair: I know it's none of my business, but shouldn't you see a psychiatrist?
Henry Taggart: If I didn't do... what I do... there's no telling what I might do.
See more »
Soundtracks
"The Anniversary Song"(Waves of the Danube)
Lyrics by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin
Music by Iosif Ivanovici
Adapted by Saul Chaplin
Performed by The New Vaudeville Band
See more »
Today this movie would never be made, simply cause there is no star that can handle it. Its a shame, really. Its not that the movie is so magnificent or anything, its just so dominated by the leading lady that you can't imagine how it would be done today, if at all, and with who? Faye Dunaway? She's still living down "Mommie Dearest", twenty years later. Anne Bancroft? She's not hateful and lovable at the same time and not an icon. Davis could play a monster yet keep her fans and probably gain more as a result of playful movies like this.
All the real stars are gone, and watching this makes that painfully obvious.
Bette Davis devours the rest of the cast, and doesn't even bother spitting them out. And all we can do it watch and enjoy. No true fan of hers can do without this.