40 Carats (1973)

Director:

Milton Katselas

Writers:

Leonard Gershe (screenplay)
Jay Presson Allen (stage adaptation)
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Release Date:

6 December 1973 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A forty year old woman who was vacationing in Greece meets a twenty-two year old, who was also on vacation...

Plot Keywords:

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

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Liv Ullmann	...	Ann Stanley
Edward Albert	...	Peter Latham
Gene Kelly	...	Billy Boylan
Binnie Barnes	...	Maud Ericson
Deborah Raffin	...	Trina Stanley
Billy Green Bush	...	J.D. Rogers
Nancy Walker	...	Mrs. Margolin
Don Porter	...	Mr. Latham
Rosemary Murphy	...	Mrs. Latham
Natalie Schafer	...	Mrs. Adams
Claudia Jennings	...	Gabriella
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Chew Jr.	...	Arthur Forbes
Brooke Palance	...	Polly
Andrea True	...	Extra
Eugene Jackson	...	Party Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Milton Katselas

Writing credits
Leonard Gershe		(screenplay)
Jay Presson Allen		(stage adaptation) (as Jay Allen)
Pierre Barillet		(play) (as Barillet) &
Jean-Pierre Grédy		(play) (as Grédy)

Produced by
M.J. Frankovich	....	producer (as Mike Frankovich)

Original Music by
Michel Legrand

Cinematography by
Charles Lang

Film Editing by
David E. Blewitt

Production Design by
Robert Clatworthy

Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins

Costume Design by
Jean Louis

Sound Department
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator

Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt double: Edward Albert

Camera and Electrical Department
John Monte	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Abe Lincoln Jr.	....	assistant editor
Ralph James Hall	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer

Other crew
David Merrick	....	producer: stage-play

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures (presents)
• Frankovich Productions (as Frankovich Production)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1978) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Other Companies

• Tom Ward Enterprises  casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Columbia Pictures

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.

Movie Connections:

References The Graduate (1967)

They'll Always Have Greece

Beautiful 36, no… 38, no… 39, no… 40-year-old Liv Ullmann (as Ann Stanley) from Norway originally is driving through gorgeous Greece when her car overheats. Along comes handsome 22-year-old Edward Albert (as Peter Latham) from Pittsburgh, USA on a motorcycle. Believing herself too old to ride a motor bike, Ms. Ullmann instead strips down to her underwear for a swim with Mr. Albert. One thing leads to another and they have sex on the beach. Perhaps feeling a little old and out of sorts after the act, Ullmann leaves Albert while he sleeps...

Back home in New York, guess who arrives to pick up Ullmann's daughter for a date?

At first this seemed like it was going to be a drama, but it's obviously a comedy by the time Ullmann and Albert meet in New York. It probably would have been funnier if a woman more experienced in situation comedy played Ullmann's part, but the film does garner some chuckles. Although Albert does look like the younger of the two, the age difference seems more like ten than twenty years. Ullmann appears closer to Albert's age than she does to ex-husband Gene Kelly (as Billy Boylan). Respected elder Binnie Barnes (as Maud Ericson) does well in her last feature.

****** 40 Carats (6/28/73) Milton Katselas ~ Liv Ullmann, Edward Albert, Gene Kelly, Binnie Barnes