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40 Carats (1973)

PG 110 min  -  Comedy  -   6 December 1973 (Finland)
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A forty year old woman who was vacationing in Greece meets a twenty-two year old, who was also on vacation... See full summary »

Director:

Milton Katselas

Writers:

Leonard Gershe (screenplay), Jay Presson Allen (stage adaptation), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Liv Ullmann, Edward Albert and Gene Kelly
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Cast

Credited cast:
Liv Ullmann ...
Ann Stanley
Edward Albert ...
Peter Latham
Gene Kelly ...
Billy Boylan
Binnie Barnes Binnie Barnes ...
Deborah Raffin ...
Trina Stanley
Billy Green Bush ...
J.D. Rogers
Nancy Walker Nancy Walker ...
Mrs. Margolin
Don Porter Don Porter ...
Mr. Latham
Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy ...
Mrs. Latham
Natalie Schafer Natalie Schafer ...
Mrs. Adams
Claudia Jennings Claudia Jennings ...
Gabriella
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Arthur Forbes
Brooke Palance Brooke Palance ...
Polly
Andrea True Andrea True ...
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A forty year old woman who was vacationing in Greece meets a twenty-two year old, who was also on vacation. They spend the night together and she leaves him while he was sleeping. She then returns to New York and she is stunned to learn that her daughter's boyfriend is him. He then pursues her, and she is uncertain of what to do. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com  

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Greece | Older Woman Younger Man Relationship | Real Estate Agent | Tadpoling | Estranged Husband  | See more »

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She's a divorcee. She's forty. She's engaged... to a younger man.

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Cuarenta quilates See more »

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Columbia Pictures, Frankovich Productions See more »
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Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The original Broadway production of "40 Carats", written by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy and adapted by Jay Presson Allen, opened at the Morosco Theater in New York on December 26, 1968, ran for 780 performances and received a 1969 Tony Award for Best Actress (Julie Harris). Allen's adaptation was used for this production. See more »

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References The Graduate (1967) See more »