Overview:
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.| Status: | Released (1963-02-04) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 13 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $8,123,077 |
| Screen: | J.P. Miller |
| Productions: | Jalem Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3151: Jack Lemmon - Joe Clay
- 855: Lee Remick - Kirsten Arnesen Clay
- 30527: Charles Bickford - Ellis Arnesen
- 5250: Jack Klugman - Jim Hungerford
- 73943: Alan Hewitt - Rad Leland
- 161934: Tom Palmer - Ballefoy
- 196164: Debbie Megowan - Debbie Clay
Crews
- 234678: Martin Manulis - Producer - Production
- 1938: Henry Mancini - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1939: Philip H. Lathrop - Director of Photography - Camera
- 234679: Patrick McCormack - Editor - Editing
- 81441: J.P. Miller - Writer - Writing
- 1927: Blake Edwards - Director - Directing
- 7337: Joseph C. Wright - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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It's as true to life as a vodka martini. The above quote is from director Blake Edwards, it's taken from the highly recommended commentary track he provides on the DVD for this excellent and compelling piece of work. Joe is a social drinker but he's social all the time, during ....
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This is an intriguing, heavy drama about the downward spiral into alcoholism, and how it irrevocably tore apart the lives of one man and his wife. I have some respect for Blake Edwards, having seen this, as I previously had a low opinion of him after seeing The Pink Panther, which t ....
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What a departure for Jack Lemmon this is! Together with the also Oscar nominated Lee Remick, they offer us a really gripping performance. She ("Kirsten") is a tea-total secretary who is introduced to one of the PR guys "Joe" at a boat party. After a bit of a sticky start, she starts ....
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