Kim novak, kirk douglas, et al, were perfect in their roles, as were the other actors. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title strangers when we meet. Elton john to host remote concert featuring billie eilish, mariah. Born salvatore albert lombino, he legally adopted the name evan hunter in 1952.
Central to the storyline, the house with the ocean view is the vision of architect larry coe kirk douglas who is building it for a successful novelist, roger altar ernie kovacs, who wants something different and unique. One has to wonder why maggies husband has no interest in her. Strangers when we meet 1960 sometimes whats happening in the movie is not just whats happening in the movie, but is reflective of wider influences, either intentionally or unintentionally. Douglas stars as larry coe, a gifted architect who, unhappily married, falls in love with his beautiful neighbour maggie novak, whose marriage is also on the rocks. Strangers when we meet movie posters from movie poster shop. What we should know about the people we don t know complete. In the romance the world of suzie wong 1960, william holden was cast as an aspiring artist anguishing over a prostitute played by nancy kwan. Strangers when we meet presents a conventional and moralist commercial conclusion. A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street. Strangers when we meet, a 1960 film adaptation strangers when we meet david bowie song strangers when we meet the smithereens song.
Strangers when we meet 1960 its not unusual for preproduction publicity on a new film to revolve around the star or the director but its particularly rare when it focuses on a construction site. Hunters other screenplays included strangers when we meet 1960, based on his own 1958 novel. The romantic drama is set in an affluent suburb in 1960, with beautiful clothes, bright orange furniture, and coppercolored kitchen. Read the full synopsis of strangers when we meet, 1960, directed by richard quine, with kirk douglas, kim novak, ernie kovacs, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Strangers when we meet 1960 movie posters cinematerial. Strangers when we meet 1960 we cant try to please them. The film is based upon evan hunters novel by the same name and is a fine film in the tradition of similar classics like peyton place and no down payment. We were strangers is a 1949 american adventuredrama film directed by john huston and starring jennifer jones and john garfield.
With kirk douglas, kim novak, ernie kovacs, barbara rush. The film stars kirk douglas, kim novak, ernie kovacs, barbara rush, and walter matthau. To certain respects that is what another old movie blog is about. While successful and well known as evan hunter, he was even better known as ed mcbain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956. Strangers meeting is a 1957 crime drama film directed by robert day and starring peter arne and delphi lawrence. Jun 14, 2016 excerpt from strangers when we meet 1960 directed by richard quine, starring kirk douglas, kim novak, ernie kovacs. Quine examined adultery in strangers when we meet 1960, with the cheating couple played by kirk douglas and novak. In 1995, bowie rerecorded the song for his outside album, and this version was edited and released as a single, paired with a reworked version of bowies 1970 the man who sold the world while the new version of the man who sold the world was billed as a live. Douglas stars as larry coe, a gifted architect who, unhappily married, falls in love with his beautiful neighbor maggie novak, whose marriage is. In the 1960 film strangers when we meet, kirk douglas plays an. In the case of the glossy 1960 soap opera, strangers when we meet, directed by richard quine, the real star of the movie was the cliff top bel air home that was constructed especially for the film by architect carl anderson and art director ross bellah. Jul 03, 2005 strangers when we meet 1960 is simply a magnificent movie.
Although they never married, quine and kim novak had a wellpublicized engagement at the time of the film s production. Strangers when we meet features an allstar cast including kirk douglas, kim novak, ernie kovacs, barbara rush and walter matthau. Strangers when we meet 1960 12 part 12 video dailymotion. Strangers when we meet dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Featuring an allstar cast and excellent production values, this sudsy melodrama centers upon the tangled webs woven by a philandering architect and his mistress, who is also his next door neighbor. Also cast the rugged kirk douglas and very fine support from barbara rush and most of all walter mattaau. However, strangers when we meet is a greatlooking film. Bel air house kirk douglas builds in strangers when we meet. Featuring an allstar cast and excellent production values, this sudsy melodrama centers upon the tangled webs woven by a. The film strangers when we meet with kirk douglas and kim novak was filmed there in 1960. Other articles where strangers when we meet is discussed.
This fact makes her character more sympathetic, but by the film s end, i decided that she was just selfish and a cheater. The photography especially exudes glossy but not overly so glamour, the colours and even more so the landscapes are also a feast for the eyes and the photography is largely to thank for that. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Strangers when we meet 1960 nr 0629 1960 us romance 1h 57m user score. The plot follows kristen and james scott speedman whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who infiltrate the home. The plot, which involves adultery between the two stars who are married to other people, as well as the considerable screen presence of both these two actors, are strangely almost difficult to concentrate on when there are so many suburban artifacts. Strangers when we meet 1960 is simply a magnificent movie. Strangers when we meet is a song by david bowie, originally recorded for his 1993 album the buddha of suburbia. Bel air house kirk douglas builds in strangers when we meet bel. Play featurette i love you baby, but my wife just refuses to understand. The strangers is a 2008 american slasher film written and directed by bryan bertino. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. A man and woman fall into each others arms to get away from their unsatisfying marriages. Douglas stars as larry coe, a gifted architect who, unhappily married, falls in love with his beautiful neighbor maggie novak, whose marriage is also on the rocks. When strangers meet is a 1934 american drama film directed by christy cabanne and starring richard cromwell, arline judge, and lucien littlefield. Ed mcbain october 15, 1926 july 6, 2005 was an american author and screenwriter. Patton attended ucla, where he met his future wife, mary mitchell, and francis ford coppola, with whom he made a student film. Strangers when we meet 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Novak would always refer to strangers when we meet as that great lost.
Strangers when we meet is a 1960 drama film about two married neighbors who have an affair. This is a wonderful movie from a bygone era starring one of the movies most romanctic, beautiful and skilled stars kim novak. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The movie was adapted by evan hunter from his novel of the.
Strangers when we meet 1960 strangers when we meet 1960. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Strangers when we meet dvd 1960 for sale kirk douglas. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for strangers when we meet 1960. Consider strangers when we meet 1960, which stars kirk douglas, kim novak, and suburbia.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Strangers when we meet 1960 approved 1h 57min drama, romance 15 september 1960 uk a suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street. Strangers when we meet film by quine 1960 britannica. Is he hurt from previous affairs, is he a repressed homosexual.
They were filming there for about 3 months in 1960. Strangers when we meet 1960 approved 1h 57min drama, romance 30 june 1960 usa a suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street. During the 1960s, his budgets rose, but his reputation diminished as his movies. Filming locations 6 filming dates 1 filming locations. Watch strangers when we meet movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Strangers when we meet, a 1958 novel by evan hunter. So, novak was right to sway quines opinion on the films conclusion. Eloise and louie burnett the owners came from new orleans in the 1940s and opened the hotel. Strangers when we meet marked the feature film debut of sue ann langdon and the first picture that quine produced and directed under his contract with columbia as an independent producer. Strangers when we meet occupies the same type of space as tvs mad men.
I really enjoyed this film and i will watch it again. One response to strangers when we meet 1960 john says. Hear classic music from strangers when we meet, 1960, directed by richard quine, with kirk douglas, kim novak, ernie kovacs, at tcm strangers when we meet 1960 music skip navigation. I love the classics strangers when we meet i especially enjoyed. Douglas and novak have amazing chemistry in strangers when we meet dvd. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Directed by richard quine, the movie was adapted by evan hunter from his. Strangers when we meet the 1960 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Originally written in 1958, there are undoubtedly some parts and outlooks on life and issues in strangers when we meet that have not travelled well in the 59 years since it was written, but that doesnt take away from the story and the overall sadness of the situations portrayed in this book. This is a long film that moves along at a leisurely pace that reflects the time when it was made. Sadly with the way columbia hyped their young star, she continued to make box office flops that halted her career, playing the other woman in love with kirk douglas in strangers when we meet 1960 then cast as prostitute mildred rogers in the remake of human bondage 1964 with costar laurence harvey, and billy wilders kiss me, stupid 1964.
In the case of the glossy 1960 soap opera, strangers when we meet, directed by richard quine, the real star of the movie was the cliff. He dropped out after only one semester to make gidget goes hawaiian, marrying mitchell after completion of the film. This movie has been on my towatch wishlist for a while, and these screencaps make me want to see it even more. Strangers when we meet is a melodramatic tale of extramarital. Rather tiresome but the two stars are attractive, particularly kim novak who always looked scared acting in front of a camera. Ernie kovacs strangers when we meet title intro, scene 1 1960 duration. Most of the locations below i know for certain are the correct. Strangers when we meet 1960 posted on june 30, 1960 march 23, 2020. In the 1960 film strangers when we meet, kirk douglas plays an architect hired to design a house for ernie kovacs. Strangers when we meet is a 1960 english film stars kirk douglas, richard quine, evan hunter, evan hunter, kim novak, ernie kovacs, walter matthau, barbara rush, virginia bruce, kent smith, helen gallagher, john bryant, roberta shore, nancy kovack, sue ane langdon, paul picerni, timmy molina, kirk douglas, richard quine, george duning, charles lang. Buy strangers when we meet movie posters from movie poster shop. This movie is old, but the dvd was reproduced so well that it appeared as newly produced. Kim at her best, directed by her lover richard quine. Its not unusual for preproduction publicity on a new film to revolve around the star or the director but its particularly rare when it focuses on a construction site.
Ernie kovacs strangers when we meet title intro, scene. On est en 1960, le fantaisiste richard quine sassombrit et signe avec strangers when we meet une chronique. From 1958 until his death, mcbains 87th precinct novels appeared at a rate of approximately one or two novels a year. Strangers when we meet movie trailer and videos tv guide. Strangers when we meet 1960 the movie database tmdb. Ive seen much commentary depicting this film as little more than a soap. Set in 1933, the film concerns a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the cuban government of gerardo machado. The movie was adapted by evan hunter from his novel of the same name and directed by richard quine.
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