Teresa (1951 film)

Teresa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Zinnemann
Produced by	Arthur Loew, Jr.
Screenplay by	Stewart Stern
Story by	Alfred Hayes Stewart Stern
Starring	Pier Angeli John Ericson
Music by	Louis Applebaum
Cinematography	William Miller
Edited by	Dave Kummins Frank Sullivan
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	April 5, 1951 (1951-04-05) (NYC)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$610,000^[1]^[2]
Box office	$1,783,000^[1]

Teresa is a 1951 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Pier Angeli and John Ericson. The film's screenplay was written by Stewart Stern based on a story he wrote with Alfred Hayes, for which they were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.

Plot

Phillip Cass, a sensitive young man (John Ericson), is saddled with a mother from hell, while fighting in Italy during World War II. As he continues his service, he meets and marries a sweet young Italian woman (Pier Angeli) who might be able to change his life and satisfy his desire to be loved.

Cast

Pier Angeli as Teresa Russo
John Ericson as Philip Cass
Patricia Collinge as Mrs. Clara Cass
Richard Bishop as Mr. Cass
Peggy Ann Garner as Susan Cass
Ralph Meeker as Sgt. Dobbs
Bill Mauldin as Grissom
Ave Ninchi as Teresa's Mother
Edward Binns as Sgt. Brown
Rod Steiger as Frank
Aldo Silvani as Professor Crocce
Tommy Lewis as Walter
Franco Interlenghi as Mario

Reception

According to MGM records, the film made $743,000 in the United States and Canada, and $1,004,000 elsewhere, recording a profit of $421,000.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Mannix, Eddie. The Eddie Mannix Ledger. Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
↑ Brady, Thomas F. (February 11, 1951). "Speculative Filmmaking on Low Budgets Increases ...". The New York Times.

External links

Teresa at the Internet Movie Database
Teresa at the TCM Movie Database

Films directed by Fred Zinnemann

Redes (1936)
That Mothers Might Live (1938)
Stuffie (1940)
Forbidden Passage (1941)
Kid Glove Killer (1942)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
The Seventh Cross (1944)
Little Mister Jim (1946)
My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
The Search (1948)
Act of Violence (1948)
The Men (1950)
Benjy (1951)
Teresa (1951)
High Noon (1952)
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Oklahoma! (1955)
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Sundowners (1960)
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Man's Fate (unfinished)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Julia (1977)
Five Days One Summer (1982)

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