Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Girl with Green Eyes

  • 1964
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
DramaRomance

In 1960s Dublin a young girl becomes involved with an older man, a much-travelled and still married land-owner.In 1960s Dublin a young girl becomes involved with an older man, a much-travelled and still married land-owner.In 1960s Dublin a young girl becomes involved with an older man, a much-travelled and still married land-owner.

  • Director
    • Desmond Davis
  • Writer
    • Edna O'Brien
  • Stars
    • Peter Finch
    • Rita Tushingham
    • Lynn Redgrave
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Desmond Davis
    • Writer
      • Edna O'Brien
    • Stars
      • Peter Finch
      • Rita Tushingham
      • Lynn Redgrave
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Photos35

    Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Peter Finch and Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Lynn Redgrave, Peter Finch, and Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Peter Finch and Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Peter Finch and Rita Tushingham in Girl with Green Eyes (1964)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Peter Finch
    Peter Finch
    • Eugene Gaillard
    Rita Tushingham
    Rita Tushingham
    • Kate Brady
    Lynn Redgrave
    Lynn Redgrave
    • Baba Brennan
    Marie Kean
    Marie Kean
    • Josie Hannigan
    • (as Maire Kean)
    Arthur O'Sullivan
    • James Brady
    Julian Glover
    Julian Glover
    • Malachi Sullivan
    T.P. McKenna
    T.P. McKenna
    • The Priest
    Liselotte Goettinger
    Liselotte Goettinger
    • Joanna
    • (as Lislott Goettinger)
    Pat Laffan
    Pat Laffan
    • Bertie Counham
    • (as Patrick Laffan)
    Eileen Crowe
    • Mrs. Byrne
    May Craig
    • Aunt
    Joe Lynch
    • Andy Devlin
    Yolande Turner
    Yolande Turner
    • Mary Maguire
    Harry Brogan
    • Jack Holland
    Michael C. Hennessy
    • Davey
    • (as Michael Hennessy)
    Joseph O'Donnell
    • Patrick Devlin
    • (as Joe O'Donnell)
    Michael O'Brien
    • Arthur the Lodger
    • (as Micheal O'Briain)
    David Kelly
    David Kelly
    • Ticket Collector
    • (as Dave Kelly)
    • Director
      • Desmond Davis
    • Writer
      • Edna O'Brien
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Entertainer
    7.1
    The Entertainer
    Look Back in Anger
    7.0
    Look Back in Anger
    A Taste of Honey
    7.4
    A Taste of Honey
    Seance on a Wet Afternoon
    7.6
    Seance on a Wet Afternoon
    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
    7.5
    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
    The L-Shaped Room
    7.3
    The L-Shaped Room
    The Knack... and How to Get It
    6.3
    The Knack... and How to Get It
    Smashing Time
    5.9
    Smashing Time
    Time Lost and Time Remembered
    6.9
    Time Lost and Time Remembered
    Tom Jones
    6.4
    Tom Jones
    Green Eyes
    7.2
    Green Eyes
    The Pumpkin Eater
    7.2
    The Pumpkin Eater

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      In the montage of the girls getting ready for their dates near the movie's beginning, the 45 r.p.m. record is "Fell In Love On Monday" by Fats Domino, who is also the topic of the magazine article near the record.
    • Quotes

      Malachi Sullivan: Ah, the milk of human blindness.

    • Connections
      Featured in Talkies: Remembering Dora Bryan/Our Dora (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      The Fly
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Madara and David Alan White

    User reviews25

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Intergenerational Affair
    Poor Rita Tushingham--she did seem to inherit some strangely frustrating parts.

    In "A Taste of Honey" she was a young pregnant girl, first abandoned by her itinerant sailor, then landing in a "relationship" with a sadly confused chap.

    In "Girl with Green Hair," she's another adolescent who falls for a man twice her age. Won't she ever learn?

    Director Desmond Davis' work resembles Tony Richardson's so much that their styles are almost interchangeable. It may be because Composer John Addison also scored Richardson's "A Taste of Honey," and "Loneliness of the Long Distant Runner." It's remarkable how Addison's bleakly dissonant style so greatly influences the moods of these dramas.

    With Davis employing a lot of contrapuntal passages played by a thin woodwind ensemble--often featuring a solo oboe--one does feel the emptiness and loneliness of character emotions.

    There was no one who embodied the "Cockney Kitchen Sink" dramas of the 60s like Tushingham. She was perfect for her parts. Here ably supported by Peter Finch as a blase older man and Lynn Redgrave as a daftly talkative friend, Tushingham plays her role to the hilt.

    By the end, the viewer has come to experience a limited encounter--rather doomed from the start--between a worldly wise Dublin land owner and working class Brit girl . . . the latter of whom is finally able to move on with her education and find acquaintances more her age.

    The viewer during this visit has experienced some telling scenes of Irish-English life, and an interesting adolescent/mature fling at a brief encounter.
    helpful•24
    6
    • harry-76
    • Jan 14, 2003

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • January 21, 1965 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die erste Nacht
    • Filming locations
      • Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland(Kate & Eugene and later Kate & Baba go there)
    • Production company
      • Woodfall Film Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • £140,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Girl with Green Eyes (1964) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.