An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.
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6.3/10
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- Director
- Writer
- Elia Kazan(novel)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writer
- Elia Kazan(novel)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
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Carol Eve Rossen
- Gloria Andersonas Gloria Anderson
- (as Carol Rossen)
E.J. André
- Uncle Joeas Uncle Joe
- (as E.J. Andre)
Donna Anders
- Girl in Motelas Girl in Motel
- (uncredited)
Brian Andrews
- Childas Child
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- Elia Kazan(novel)
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Storyline
Eddie is a very rich man who has everything he wants; money, family, success, but a car crash causes him to reevaluate the life he leads. Searching for the happiness he lost, he remembers his one-time lover, Gwen, even as his wife conspires to take his fortune... —Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- It's the new life-style.
- Genres
- Certificate
- R
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- TriviaCritics were overwhelmingly negative when the film came out, and it was the consensus that Elia Kazan should never have filmed his own best-selling novel, which was panned by most literary critics as trash when it was published in 1967. It was widely known that the lead role had been turned down by Marlon Brando, who had garnered three Academy Award nominations and was awarded one Oscar under Kazan's direction at the beginning of his film career and was the heart and soul of some of Kazan's best work as a movie director. By the late 1960s, after a string of flops, most critics felt Brando was through as a movie star and that he desperately needed Kazan to turn his career around, both as an artist and as a box-office star. When the film came out, Kirk Douglas' lead performance was roundly panned, and most critics felt that even Brando at his best couldn't save what was, in essence, a melodramatic potboiler. The failure of "The Arrangement" was the end of Kazan's own career as an A-list director.
- GoofsWhen Eddie's father eats the piece of white bread, the number of bites and placement of the bread on the tray or his belly changes between shots.
- ConnectionsEdited into Un Américain nommé Kazan (2018)
Top review
GWEN HUNT and CHARLES, seem to be based on MARILYN MONROE and ARTHUR MILLER
After having read the book, and the descriptions Elia Kazan makes of Gwen Hunt and Charles, I got the feeling that he was describing the personalities of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. If you read the biographies of Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller, it was Elia Kazan who introduced Marilyn Monroe to Arthur Miller. At that time Elia Kazan was having an affair with Marilyn Monroe. There seemed to have developed a ¨menage a trois¨ between Elia Kazan, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller¨ as in the description where after Marilyn makes love to Elia Kazan, they both look at a photo of Arthur Miller on the night table and talk about him. It is not surprising now that Arthur Miller chose Elia Kazan as the director for his 1964 play AFTER THE FALL at Lincoln Center. Who else knew Marilyn better than Elia Kazan? They were both in love with her at the same time (early 195os). AFTER THE FALL is based on Marilyn Monroe. Did anyone else identify Gwen and Charles with Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller.
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- polabaker
- Oct 28, 2006
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- Gross worldwide
- $9,536
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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