
The Truth About Women (1957)
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- Unrated
- 1h 47min
- Comedy, Drama
- Oct 1957 (UK)
- Movie
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.
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Laurence Harvey | ... |
Sir Humphrey Tavistock
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Julie Harris | ... |
Helen Cooper
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Diane Cilento | ... |
Ambrosine Viney
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Mai Zetterling | ... |
Julie
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Eva Gabor | ... |
Louise Tiere
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Roland Culver | ... |
Charles Tavistock
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Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... |
Sir George Tavistock
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Marius Goring | ... |
Otto Kerstein
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Michael Denison | ... |
Rollo
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Jocelyn Lane | ... |
Saida
(as Jackie Lane)
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Derek Farr | ... |
Anthony
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Elina Labourdette | ... |
Comtesse
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Griffith Jones | ... |
Sir Jeremy
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Katie Boyle | ... |
Diana
(as Catherine Boyle)
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Lisa Gastoni | ... |
Mary Maguire
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John Glyn-Jones | ... |
Raven
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Thorley Walters | ... |
Trevor
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Hal Osmond | ... |
Baker
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Ambrosine Phillpotts | ... |
Lady Tavistock
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Bryan Coleman | ... |
Manager at Mayfair House
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Ernest Thesiger | ... |
Judge
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Balbina | ... |
Marcelle
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Philip Leaver | ... |
Man Running Slave Auction
(as Phillip Leaver)
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Christopher Lee | ... |
Francois Thiers
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Aletha Orr | ... |
Mrs. Maguire
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Robert Rietty | ... |
Sultan
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John Adams | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Jack Armstrong | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Alan Beaton | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Marianne Benet | ... |
(uncredited)
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Paul Beradi | ... |
Spectator in Courtroom (uncredited)
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The Blake Twins | ... |
Minor Roles (uncredited)
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Ernest Blyth | ... |
Spectator in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Wallace Bosco | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Ernest Butcher | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Pauline Chamberlain | ... |
Lady at Ball (uncredited)
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David Franks | ... |
(uncredited)
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Patrick Halpin | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Bob Head | ... |
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Guest at Ball / Guest at Recital (uncredited)
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Yvette Hosler | ... |
(uncredited)
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Frederick Kelsey | ... |
Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
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Jack Mandeville | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Colin McKenzie | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Tony Mendleson | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Mark Mileham | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Magda Miller | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lee Montague | ... |
Coachman (uncredited)
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Delene Scott | ... |
Alison (uncredited)
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John Tatham | ... |
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Derek Waring | ... |
Top-hatted Gent with Duelling Pistols (uncredited)
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Directed by
Muriel Box |
Written by
Muriel Box | ... | (screenplay) & |
Sydney Box | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Sydney Box | ... | producer |
Herbert Smith | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Bruce Montgomery |
Cinematography by
Otto Heller | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Anne V. Coates |
Casting By
Betty White |
Art Direction by
George Provis |
Costume Design by
Cecil Beaton | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
Jill Carpenter | ... | makeup artist |
Joan Smallwood | ... | hairdresser |
Dick Bonnor-Morris | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Jack Hicks | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gerry O'Hara | ... | assistant director (as Gerald O'Hara) |
Roy Stevens | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
David Tringham | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Leslie Hodgson | ... | sound editor |
Bob Jones | ... | sound recordist |
George Stephenson | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Hume | ... | camera operator |
Brian West | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Sellers | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Elsie Attryde | ... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) |
Music Department
Muir Mathieson | ... | conductor / musical director (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Yvonne Axworthy | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Tutte Lemkow | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- British Lion Film Corporation (1958) (United States) (theatrical)
- Continental Distributing (1958) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1958) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Lion International Films (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Sinfonia of London (music played by)
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Goofs | Although the movie takes place before and during World War I, the women's thick eyebrows and large, pale-pink lips are in the style of the late 1950s. See more » |
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Sir Humphrey Tavistock:
And I never saw her again from that day to this. Anthony: Now that's the kind of woman I really admire. Ambrosine Viney: [on entering the room] I do hope you're taking about me. Sir Humphrey Tavistock: Oh, Ambrosine, so you're back. You, er, know this young man? Ambrosine Viney: I've heard a great deal about him in the last five days. How do you do, Lady Tavistock? Ambrosine Viney: How do you do? Anthony: [to Sir Humphrey] Did you say "Ambrosine"? Sir Humphrey Tavistock: That's right. Oh, erm, I eventually caught up with her and finally she allowed me to marry her. [to Ambrosine] Sir Humphrey Tavistock: Did Diana come back with you? Ambrosine Viney: Yes. Sir Humphrey Tavistock: Where is she? Ambrosine Viney: Packing. Anthony: Packing? Ambrosine Viney: She saw your car outside, and do you know what she said? Anthony: What? Ambrosine Viney: It's Anthony, bless him. He's come to apologise and to ask me to go back to him. Anthony: I never came to do any such thing. I came to have it out with her. Ambrosine Viney: You do want her back, don't you? Anthony: Well, yes. On my terms. Ambrosine Viney: Which are? Anthony: Well, I want to be able to come home at night and find my slippers in front of the fire, dinner on the table and Diana waiting to welcome me. I want a wife who's a wife. The truth about women today is that they don't want to be women at at all, they want to be men. Ambrosine Viney: Ah, no, no, no, you're quite wrong. They want to be women alright. The fact is they have a different definition of what the word means. To a woman it means a person, an equal partner in the business of life; free to do what is right and best for herself. Sir Humphrey Tavistock: I'll tell you the truth about women: it's hell living with them but it's a damn sight worse having to live without them. See more » |