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Syyslehtiä

Original title: Autumn Leaves
  • 19561956
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
27,134
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Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in Syyslehtiä (1956)
Drama
A lonely middle-aged woman meets a younger man, but their relationship is threatened when the man's troubled past reveals itself.A lonely middle-aged woman meets a younger man, but their relationship is threatened when the man's troubled past reveals itself.A lonely middle-aged woman meets a younger man, but their relationship is threatened when the man's troubled past reveals itself.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
27,134
2,408
  • Director
    • Robert Aldrich
  • Writers
    • Jean Rouverol(front Jack Jevne)
    • Hugo Butler(front Jack Jevne)
    • Lewis Meltzer
  • Stars
    • Joan Crawford
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Vera Miles
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Aldrich
  • Writers
    • Jean Rouverol(front Jack Jevne)
    • Hugo Butler(front Jack Jevne)
    • Lewis Meltzer
  • Stars
    • Joan Crawford
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Vera Miles
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Joan Crawford in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford and Vera Miles in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford and Ruth Donnelly in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in Syyslehtiä (1956)
    Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in Syyslehtiä (1956)

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    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Milly Wetherby
    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Burt Hanson
    Vera Miles
    Vera Miles
    • Virginia Hanson
    Lorne Greene
    Lorne Greene
    • Mr. Hanson
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Liz Eckhart
    Shepperd Strudwick
    Shepperd Strudwick
    • Dr. Malcolm Couzzens
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Mr. Wetherby
    Maxine Cooper
    Maxine Cooper
    • Nurse Evans
    Marjorie Bennett
    Marjorie Bennett
    • Waitress
    Frank Gerstle
    Frank Gerstle
    • Mr. Ramsey
    Leonard Mudie
    Leonard Mudie
    • Colonel Hillyer
    Maurice Manson
    Maurice Manson
    • Dr. Masterson
    Bob Hopkins
    • Desk Clerk
    Abdullah Abbas
    • Mexican Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Concert Attendee
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Arnold
    • Butcher
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Mr. Magoo
    • (archive sound)
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Benoit
    Mary Benoit
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Aldrich
    • Writers
      • Jean Rouverol(front Jack Jevne)
      • Hugo Butler(front Jack Jevne)
      • Lewis Meltzer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In an interview for a much later documentary on Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson recounts his first meeting with her, at her house. Already somewhat intimidated by working with the legendary Crawford, he is let in, then hears her call from poolside, where she's sunning, "Come on out, dear boy. We've been waiting for you." Robertson has nothing but admiration for Crawford's talent and incredible technical disciple. At one point, Director Robert Aldrich wanted Crawford to cry, but only slightly. A tear or two. "Which eye?" Robertson recalls Crawford asking. Then repeats the anecdote, amazed, "'Which EYE?'"
    • Quotes

      Virginia: Sure, he should be committed!

      Milly: Of course, you'd want me to commit him, get him out of your life, put him away permanently someplace where he can never again remind either one of you of your horrible guilt; how you and you had committed the ugliest of all possible sins, so ugly that it drove him into the state he's in now!

      Mr. Hanson: What kind of a woman are you to be satisfied with only half a man? There must be so...

      Milly: Even when he doesn't know what he's doing, he's a saner man than you are! He's decent and proud. Can you say the same for yourselves? Where's your decency? In what garbage dump, Mr. Hanson? And where's yours, you tramp?

      Mr. Hanson: I don't have to listen to that!

      Virginia: She's the one who's crazy!

      Mr. Hanson: She has to be crazy to put up with that weakling!

      Milly: You, his loving, doting fraud of a father! And you, you SLUT! You're both so consumed with evil, so ROTTEN! Your filthy souls are too evil for Hell itself!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown over a background of...... leaves.
    • Connections
      Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Autumn Leaves
      (Les Feuilles Mortes)

      Music by Joseph Kosma

      French lyrics by Jacques Prévert

      English lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Performed by Nat 'King' Cole

    User reviews55

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Superb Aldrich melodrama.
    Fine performances from Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson give this taught drama more emotional resonance than might be expected from the plot summary. Crawford is superb - all huge eyes and trembling lips, she makes the relationship with Robertson's character believable and moving. The tentative start to the relationship is especially effective.

    Burt Hanson's mental deterioration is quite graphically portrayed and at one point, I have to admit, I was peering through my fingers at the screen. It was purely by chance that I stumbled across this movie on late night television. Despite being a fan of classic movies all my life, I had never heard of this one and I have to say that I'm surprised. It deserves to be better known.
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    • benjulia
    • Jul 4, 2003

    FAQ4

    • What is "Autumn Leaves" about?
    • Is "Autumn Leaves" based on a book?
    • How much older than Burt was Millie supposed to be?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 1956 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Autumn Leaves
    • Filming locations
      • Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • William Goetz Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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