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Never Let Me Go

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 34m
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6.2/10
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Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, and Richard Haydn in Never Let Me Go (1953)
AdventureDramaRomance

An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.

  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • Paul Somers
    • Ronald Millar
    • George Froeschel
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Gene Tierney
    • Bernard Miles
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    864
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Paul Somers
      • Ronald Millar
      • George Froeschel
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Gene Tierney
      • Bernard Miles
    • 13User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Gene Tierney in Never Let Me Go (1953)
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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Philip Sutherland
    Gene Tierney
    Gene Tierney
    • Marya Lamarkina
    Bernard Miles
    Bernard Miles
    • Joe Brooks
    Richard Haydn
    Richard Haydn
    • Christopher Wellington St. John Denny
    Belita
    Belita
    • Valentina Alexandrovna
    Kenneth More
    Kenneth More
    • Steve Quillan
    Karel Stepanek
    Karel Stepanek
    • Commissar
    Theodore Bikel
    Theodore Bikel
    • Lieutenant
    Anna Valentina
    • Svetlana Mikhailovna
    Frederick Valk
    Frederick Valk
    • Kuragin
    Peter Illing
    Peter Illing
    • N.K.V.D. Man
    Robert Henderson
    Robert Henderson
    • U.S. Ambassador
    Stanley Maxted
    • John Barnes
    Meinhart Maur
    • Lemkov
    Alexis Chesnakov
    • General Zhdanov
    Iosif Stalin
    Iosif Stalin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • Toasting Russian Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Brady
    Jim Brady
    • Guard at Bolshoi Theatre
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Paul Somers
      • Ronald Millar
      • George Froeschel
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    • Trivia
      In order to prepare for her role as a ballerina, Gene Tierney endured six weeks of grueling ballet lessons - two hours a day - under the tutelage of Anton Dolin. In long shots, she was doubled by Russian ballerina Nathalie Krassovska.
    • Goofs
      The city presented as Tallinn has a completely different geography than the real Tallinn; the area around the town is flat land.
    • Quotes

      Philip Sutherland: The only way to figure the Russians is to put 2 and 2 together, make 9, add 7, divide by 4... and give up.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood Mouth (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Swan Lake
      (uncredited)

      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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    8/10
    Clark and Gene are adorable
    Sometimes there's a screen couple that's so adorable and looks so happy together, they make you wish they were married offscreen as well. Then, whenever we see either of them in another movie with a different costar, it's almost as if they're being unfaithful. For me, I don't wish Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh were married; it's Clark Gable and Gene Tierney. I've never seen him give such a tender performance or look at another costar with such love - not even Jean Harlow!

    Clark stars in this romantic drama as an American journalist stuck in post-war Russia. He's been pursuing the beautiful ballerina Gene Tierney, but up until recently she hasn't given him the time of day. Now, she's learned enough English to say she loves him and that she's agreed to marry him. The only glitch in the newlyweds' happiness is leaving the country. Clark wants to bring Gene back to America, but the Russian government isn't keen to let her go. In a heartbreaking scene, government officials pretend to give both their traveling papers, only to let Clark on the plane and hold Gene back. Both restrained, they're forced apart as Clark is flown out of Russia and forbidden from returning.

    Another couple, Richard Haydn and Anna Valentina, are married and also trying to leave the country. They have a baby on the way, so when they also get waylaid by the government with the same treatment, they start to panic. I always like seeing Richard Haydn in pre-Uncle Max roles, since he looks so different and has such a different energy. He's a great sidekick to Clark, but the main couple definitely steal the show. Gene Tierney is completely adorable, with her fantastic Russian accent and her ballerina training. She's never been lovelier.

    I didn't really like Clark Gable during his heyday, but I certainly admired his ability to adapt to the changing acting style of the passing years. In this movie, he's no longer the fast-talking, shouting fellow from the 1930s. He speaks with his eyes, talks softly, and fits right in with the realistic style of the 1950s. And not that this is particularly relevant, but he still looks good, too! Never Let Me Go was the same year as Mogambo, but he looks far younger in this movie.

    DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. During the section when Clark Gable and Richard Haydn are on the boat, the waves make them bob up and down quite a bit and that will make you sick. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"
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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1953 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Two If by Sea
    • Filming locations
      • Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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