On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner (play)
Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 June 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Look into my eyes.

Plot:

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Flowers | Hypnosis | Love | Past

Cast

Barbra Streisand	...	Daisy Gamble
Yves Montand	...	Dr. Marc Chabot
Bob Newhart	...	Dr. Mason Hume
Larry Blyden	...	Warren Pratt
Simon Oakland	...	Dr. Conrad Fuller
Jack Nicholson	...	Tad Pringle
John Richardson	...	Robert Tentrees
Pamela Brown	...	Mrs. Fitzherbert
Irene Handl	...	Winnie Wainwhisle
Roy Kinnear	...	Prince Regent
Peter Crowcroft	...	Divorce Attorney
Byron Webster	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Mabel Albertson	...	Mrs. Hatch
Laurie Main	...	Lord Percy
Kermit Murdock	...	Hoyt III
Elaine Giftos	...	Muriel
John Le Mesurier	...	Pelham
Angela Pringle	...	Diana Smallwood
Leon Ames	...	Burt Clews
Paul Camen	...	Millard
George N. Neise	...	Wytelipt (as George Neise)
Tony Colti	...	Preston
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeannie Berlin	...	Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
Fiona Curzon	...	(uncredited)
Richard Kiel	...	Blacksmith (uncredited)
Judith Lowry	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Vincente Minnelli

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alan Jay Lerner		play
Alan Jay Lerner		screenplay

Produced by
Howard W. Koch	....	producer

Original Music by
Nelson Riddle		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr.		(as Harry Stradling)

Film Editing by
David Bretherton

Production Design by
John DeCuir		(as John De Cuir)

Set Decoration by
Raphael Bretton
George James Hopkins		(as George Hopkins)

Makeup Department
Fredrick Glaser	....	hair stylist: Miss Streisand
Harry Ray	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Sergei Petschnikoff	....	unit production manager
Howard Roessel	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry	....	assistant director
John M. Poer	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
William R. Poole	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Elden Ruberg	....	sound recordist
Ben Winkler	....	sound recordist (as Benjamin Winkler)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Nash Ott Jr.	....	time-lapse photographer (as John Ott)
Maurice Gillett	....	gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John A. Anderson	....	wardrobe: men (as John Anderson)
Cecil Beaton	....	period costumes
Arnold Scaasi	....	contemporary costumes
Shirlee Strahm	....	wardrobe: women

Music Department
Joseph J. Lilley	....	choral arranger
Nelson Riddle	....	conductor
Nelson Riddle	....	music arranger
Nelson Riddle	....	music supervisor
Betty Walberg	....	music arranger: dances
Betty Walberg	....	vocal arranger

Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Howard Jeffrey	....	choreographer
Walter Kelley	....	dialogue coach
Arnold Scaasi	....	contemporary clothes: Miss Streisand
Ron Bareham	....	production accountant: UK (uncredited)
Mollie Kent	....	continuity (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1970) (France) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Tyler Camera Supplies  aerial photography
• Universal Title  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:G | Australia:G | Netherlands:14 (orginal rating)

Filming Locations:

Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Paramount offered Yves Montand $200,000 for the role of Dr. Marc Chabot. Uneasy about playing another Latin lover, Montand made a counter-offer of $400,000, "just to see what they say". To his surprise, Paramount accepted.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The telephone ring in Chabot's office is not a typical Bell company ring, even though the story is supposedly set in New York.

Quotes:

Daisy Gamble:Comes the dawn, I may not feel the same.
Daisy Gamble:[conscience] Comes the dawn, he may not know your name.
Daisy Gamble:In the sunlight, who can see a flame?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Attack of the Giant Mousaka (1999)

Soundtrack:

Come Back to Me

Pleasant musical

This is one of those musicals that rarely gets talked about. Even the original stage version is not as well known as say, "Oklahoma!" or "West Side Story", but it should be. It has some wonderful music and an intriguing story.

However, comparing the stage version of this show with the film would be pointless, because all filmed musicals of Broadway shows usually change in more then a few ways. As for this film, it is a charming watch, and an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. You don't need to be fans of either of the lead actors, but it does help if you are a musical fan and are somewhat interested in the science of ESP.

The songs in this film are all great, not one of them are what I would consider "filler". A few of the original songs from the stage show have been replaced here with different pieces, but they are good ones nontheless. My only complaint in them is Yves Montand's singing. It's difficult enough to understand his spoken word, but it's even worst when he sings. John Cullum's singing in the original Broadway version is so clear and strong, and Montand is just not at par with that. Still, the quality of the songs themselves, make up for this. The Technicolor is stupendous, lusch and vivid. It's a shame that the film was cut so badly before it was released. Not having seen that version, it's difficult for me to say whether or not it would have been an improvement over the finished product, but I doubt it. As it is, this is a decent, pleasant musical film, and worth watching if you are a fan of the genre.