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7.1/10   184 votes
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Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Writer:
Alvin Sargent (writer)
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Genre:
Drama
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Cast

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Maggie Smith ... Lila Fisher

Timothy Bottoms ... Walter Elbertson
Don Jaime de Mora y Aragon ... The Duke (as Don Jaime de Mora y)
Emiliano Redondo ... The Spanish Gentleman
Charles Baxter ... Dr. Elbertson
Margaret Modlin ... Mrs. Elbertson
May Heatherly ... Melanie Elbertson (as May Heatherley)
Lloyd Brimhall ... Carl
Elmer Modling ... Dr. Edelheidt
Andrés Monreal ... Tourist Guide
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Widower (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R

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Referenced in "Dallas: War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing (#12.6)" (1988) more

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Unlikely Love Story GEM, 27 February 2008
7/10
Author: wheezz24 from Los Angeles, CA

I was thoroughly charmed by this movie when it first came out and have been recommending it for years. I can't understand why it hasn't had a video release. Maggie Smith is brilliant, hilarious and touching in this unlikely love story Gem. This movie is worth a viewing if only for the moment Smith comes out of a Port-A-Johnny with toilet paper stuck to her foot. Her physical comedy is unsurpassed. Timothy Bottoms performance as an angst-filled youth is right on. Bottoms, in my opinion, does not get enough credit for the wonderful actor he is. "Love and Pain..." is reminiscent of "Harold and Maude" though not quite as quirky. I hope we all get to view it on video very soon.

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