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Houseboat

  • 19581958
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 50m
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Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Mimi Gibson, Charles Herbert, and Paul Petersen in Houseboat (1958)
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A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.
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    • Director
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writers
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Jack Rose
      • Betsy Drake(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Cary Grant
      • Sophia Loren
      • Martha Hyer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writers
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Jack Rose
      • Betsy Drake(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Cary Grant
      • Sophia Loren
      • Martha Hyer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 47User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Videos1

    Houseboat
    Trailer 2:22
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    Photos30

    Sophia Loren with Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert, and Mimi Gibson during the making of "Houseboat,"
    Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in Houseboat (1958)
    Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Mimi Gibson, Charles Herbert, and Paul Petersen in Houseboat (1958)
    Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Mimi Gibson, Charles Herbert, and Paul Petersen in Houseboat (1958)
    Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in Houseboat (1958)
    Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, and Charles Herbert in Houseboat (1958)
    Houseboat (1958)
    Sophia Loren in Houseboat (1958)
    Paul Petersen in Houseboat (1958)
    Cary Grant, Kathleen Freeman, and Martha Hyer in Houseboat (1958)
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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Tom Winters
    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Cinzia Zaccardi
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Carolyn Gibson
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Angelo Donatello
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Arturo Zaccardi
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Capt. Alan Wilson
    Mimi Gibson
    Mimi Gibson
    • Elizabeth Winters
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • David Winters
    Charles Herbert
    Charles Herbert
    • Robert Winters
    Madge Kennedy
    Madge Kennedy
    • Mrs. Farnsworth
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Mr. William Farnsworth
    Werner Klemperer
    Werner Klemperer
    • Harold Messner
    Herman Belmonte
    • Carnival Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Pitchman
    • (uncredited)
    Gilbert Brady
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Nikki Faustino Brady
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Ernst Brengt
    • French Diplomat
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Country Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writers
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Jack Rose
      • Betsy Drake(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Carlo Ponti obtained a Mexican divorce from his first wife and married Sophia Loren by proxy, while she was shooting this film and dating co-star Cary Grant.
    • Goofs
      When driving in the open convertible there is no wind in their faces, hair or clothes.
    • Quotes

      Robert Winters: That's you, sir.

      Tom Winters: Who, sir? Me, sir?

      Cinzia Zaccardi: Yes, sir. You, sir.

    • Connections
      Edited into Bewitched: I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Song from Houseboat (Almost in Your Arms)
      Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Sung by Sam Cooke

    User reviews47

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    7/10
    GRANT/LOREN SO HAPPY TOGETHER...!
    A romantic comedy short on logic but long on suave chemistry from 1958. A woman passes leaving her passel of 3 children w/their estranged father played by Cary Grant. Enter the luminous Sophia Loren, the daughter of a well regarded Italian music conductor who's on the outs w/her father so she flees his strict confines to meet up Grant & offer her services to be his maid & au pair to his unruly trio of brats when they move into the moored titular houseboat. That she falls for Grant while his wife's sister has made her feelings known makes for an interesting set of misconceptions & situations. What is essentially a remake of Grant's Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House mixed w/Sabrina has romance being the main sauce to this amorous pasta which makes this meal go down smoothly w/o the caloric guilt. Enjoy!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Hausboot
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Washington, Maryland, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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