The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
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| The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | |
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| Directed by | José Quintero |
| Produced by | Louis De Rochemont Lothar Wolff |
| Written by | Gavin Lambert Jan Read |
| Starring | Vivien Leigh Warren Beatty Lotte Lenya Jill St. John |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Editing by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1961 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 British motion picture made by Seven Arts-Warner Bros.. It was directed by José Quintero and produced by Louis De Rochemont with Lothar Wolff as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Gavin Lambert and Jan Read and based on the novel by Tennessee Williams. The music score was by Richard Addinsell and the cinematography by Harry Waxman. A 2003 re-make starred Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft and Olivier Martinez.
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[edit] Plot Summary
Karen Stone (Vivien Leigh) and her businessman husband are off on holiday to Rome. Her husband suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Karen Stone decides to stay in Italy and rent a luxury apartment looking out on to the seven hills of Rome. She is soon introduced by the Contessa (Lotte Lenya) to a young Italian man, Paolo (Warren Beatty). They soon fall in love, leading to drastic consequences.
[edit] Cast
- Vivien Leigh : Karen Stone
- Warren Beatty : Paolo di Leo
- Lotte Lenya : Contessa
- Coral Browne : Meg
- Jill St. John : Barbara
[edit] Trivia
- Lotte Lenya was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Vivien Leigh's second to last film role, her final one being Ship of Fools
- Vivien Leigh's second appearance in a Tennessee Williams adaptation, she is famously remembered for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire
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