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Overview

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Director:
Stanley Donen
Writers:
Charles Dyer (play)
Charles Dyer (writer)
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Release Date:
20 August 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Whoops! more
Plot:
Charles Dyer and Harry Leeds are a couple that have been living together for nearly 20 years. Both earn... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
I would love to have a copy!!!! more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Rex Harrison ... Charles Dyer

Richard Burton ... Harry Leeds, Owner of Chez Harry
Cathleen Nesbitt ... Harry's mother
Beatrix Lehmann ... Charlie's Mother
Michael Rogers ... Opening Song
Royston Starr ... Opening Song
Jake Kavanagh ... Choirboy
Dermot Kelly ... Gravedigger
Gordon Heath ... George the Policeman
Avril Angers ... Miss Ricard
Neil Wilson ... Policeman
Shelagh Fraser ... Cub Mistress
Gwen Nelson ... Matron
Pat Heywood ... Nurse
Stephen Lewis ... Jack
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'escalier (France)
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Runtime:
96 min | UK:100 min
Country:
France | USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Paris, France

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Elizabeth Taylor was shooting The Only Game in Town (1970) at the same time as this film was in production. While that film is set in Las Vegas, Taylor demanded that director George Stevens shoot in France so she could be close to her husband, Richard Burton, who was filming Staircase (1969) with director Stanley Donen. This caused the budget of The Only Game in Town (1970) to grow higher than most large-scale, high-profile films that Fox was producing at the time. Ironically, the production of Staircase (1969) was moved to France to save money. more
Quotes:
Harry Leeds, Owner of Chez Harry: Charlie, look! Charlie, look! They're making love, they're making love! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Staircase more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
I would love to have a copy!!!!, 1 May 2003
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Author: gail stinton (gabs@adelphia.net) from Washington State

I happened on to this film on TV years ago after it had been on for a few mins. so I did not get the title. I was transfixed! I searched for a long time and thanx to my pc, I found the title. I loved this film! The parts were played brilliantly by the entire cast. It is both comic and drama; the realism of another lifestyle at it's most human elements.

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