Released Date:
1961-12-28
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
103 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (1671 Reviews)
Director:
Josè QuinteroTennessee Williams (novel)
Gavin Lambert (screenplay)
Jan Read (additional writing)
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman husband, 20 years her senior, has been the angel for the play and gives her a way out: They are off to a holiday in Rome for his health. He suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Mrs. Stone stays in Rome. She leases a magnificent apartment with a view of the seven hills from the terrace. Then the contessa comes calling to introduce a young man named Paola to her. The contessa knows many presentable young men and lonely American widows.
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