Indiscreet (1958 film)
| Indiscreet | |
|---|---|
 Cinema poster | |
| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Written by | Norman Krasna |
| Based on |
Kind Sir 1954 play by Norman Krasna |
| Starring |
Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman |
| Music by | Richard Bennett |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release dates | 26 June 1958 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8 million (US)[1] |
Indiscreet is a 1958 Technicolor British romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. An actress falls in love with a man she believes to be married, who is secretly concealing from her the fact that he has no wife.
The film is based on the play Kind Sir by Norman Krasna. This was Grant's and Bergman's second film together, after Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946), and was one of the first films to popularise artistic use of the technique of split screens. The film was remade for television in 1988 starring Robert Wagner and Lesley-Anne Down.
Synopsis
Anna Kalman is an accomplished London-based actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. Through her brother-in-law she meets a handsome economist, Philip Adams, and they fall in love.
However, he is keeping a secret from her. As opposed to being a married man who pretends to be single, Philip is a bachelor who pretends to be married. When she learns of his lie, Anna becomes furious and works out a plan to get even. However, after an open conversation they plan to get married.
Main cast
- Cary Grant - Philip Adams
- Ingrid Bergman - Anna Kalman
- Cecil Parker - Alfred Munson
- Phyllis Calvert - Margaret Munson
- David Kossoff - Carl Banks
- Megs Jenkins - Doris Banks
Original play
| Kind Sir | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Norman Krasna |
| Date premiered | 4 November 1953 |
| Place premiered | Alvin Theatre, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Comedy |
| Setting | The New York apartment of Miss Jane Kimball |
Kind Sir is a play that was originally directed by Joshua Logan. It ran for 166 performances.[2]
Original cast
- Charles Boyer as Philip Clair
- Mary Martin as Jane Kimball
- Frank Conroy as Alfred Munson
- Margalo Gillmore as Anna Miller
- Robert Ross as Carl Miller [3]
- Dorothy Stickney as Margaret Munson
Production
It was originally announced that the film would be made with either Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield, and with Clark Gable as the male star.[4]
Awards and honors
Indiscreet was nominated for three Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and one Writers Guild of America award, but failed to win any of them.
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
- 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated[5]
References
- ↑ "Indiscreet - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ Kind Sir at Playbill
- ↑ http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=2384
- ↑ Louella Parsons: Mary Martin Role Tailored for Monroe, The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959) [Washington, D.C] 11 Oct 1956: 48.
- ↑ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-19.
External links
- Kind Sir at the Internet Broadway Database
- Indiscreet at the Internet Movie Database
- Indiscreet at the TCM Movie Database
- Indiscreet at AllMovie
- Indiscreet at the American Film Institute Catalog
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