After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Daliah Lavi
- Veronica
- (as Dahlia Lavi)
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
- Ravinksi
- (as Erich Von Stroheim Jr.)
Edit Angold
- German Tourist
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Italian Starlet
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAccording to studio records, this film was a disaster at the box office for MGM, losing almost $3M ($24M in 2016 dollars).
- GoofsIn most of Jack's driving scenes, his steering inputs, or lack thereof, don't match what's going on in the rear-projection background. This is most obvious when he goes on his drunken, reckless drive with Carlotta as his passenger.
- Quotes
Jack Andrus: What's your name?
Veronica: Veronica.
Jack Andrus: Veronica what?
Veronica: Veronica What's-the-difference.
- Crazy creditsThe following acknowledgment appears on screen in the opening credits: "We are grateful to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, copyright owners, for permission to use the Academy Award statuette."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (1994)
- SoundtracksThe Anniversary Song
("Waves of the Danube") (Uncredited)
Written by Iosif Ivanovici (1880)
Instrumental played at anniversary party for Maurice and Clara
Featured review
A real botch, albeit fun to look at
Vincente Minnelli tries to go all hyper-modern in this widescreen adaptation of an Irwin Shaw novel, which I hope made more sense. Washed-up actor Kirk Douglas, all clenched teeth and dimple, is let out of the loony bin to rescue a faltering big-budget movie in Rome being directed by a manipulative, but somehow pitiable, Edward G. Robinson. Unsympathetic supporting characters abound: Douglas's awful ex-wife (Cyd Charisse, looking great and giving rather good shrew), Robinson's hysterical spouse (Claire Trevor, who is, for perhaps the only time in her life, dreadful), an insecure method actor (an OK George Hamilton), a starlet inexplicably drawn to Douglas (Daliah Levi, all bust). The histrionics, including a wild and wildly unbelievable Douglas-cracking-up-at-the-wheel car scene, are entertaining, but that the whole thing could somehow end happily is ludicrous. What's fun are the Rome trappings, with Douglas's fabulous car, the gowns, the locations, and some imaginative use of the wide screen. Also, some attractive old-Hollywood rumblings from composer David Raskin. Not one for the ages, but worth a look.
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- Jan 11, 2016
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,959,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $300
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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