Here is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened!
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
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“Is this William Wyler's best work?”
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“Is the slow pace a feature rather than a flaw?”
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“Is Walter Huston the best thing in Dodsworth?”
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Cast
- Walter HustonSam Dodsworth
- Ruth ChattertonFran Dodsworth
- Paul LukasArnold Iselin
- Mary AstorEdith Cortright
- David NivenCaptain Clyde Lockert
- Gregory GayeBaron Kurt Von Obersdorf
- Maria OuspenskayaBaroness Von Obersdorf
- Odette MyrtilRenée de Penable
- Spring ByingtonMatey Pearson
- Harlan BriggsTubby Pearson
Crew
- William WylerDirector
- Sidney HowardScreenplay
- Sinclair LewisNovel
- Rudolph MatéDirector of Photography
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel MandellEditor
- Samuel GoldwynProducer
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