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Middle of the Night Directed by Delbert Mann Produced by George Justin Written by Paddy Chayefsky Starring Fredric March
Kim NovakCinematography Joseph C. Brun Editing by Carl Lerner Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date(s) August 31, 1959 Running time 118 minutes Country United States Language English Middle of the Night is a 1959 American drama film directed by Delbert Mann, and released by Columbia Pictures.[1][2] It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The screenplay was adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from his Broadway play of the same name.
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Plot
A 56-year-old clothing manufacturer (March) falls in love with 24-year-old Novak, much to the dismay of both families. Future Oscar winners Martin Balsam (A Thousand Clowns, 1965) and Lee Grant (Shampoo, 1975) also star in this film, which was mildly controversial in its day. It was originally a stage play starrng Edward G. Robinson. Some of the stage cast were in the film.
Cast
- Fredric March - Jerry Kingsley
- Kim Novak - Betty Preisser
- Glenda Farrell - Mrs. Mueller
- Albert Dekker - Walter Lockman
- Martin Balsam - Jack
- Lee Grant - Marilyn
- Lee Philips - George Preisser
- Edith Meiser - Evelyn Kingsley
- Joan Copeland - Lillian
- Betty Walker - Rosalind Neiman, the widow
- Lou Gilbert - Sherman
- Rudy Bond - Gould
- Effie Afton - Mrs. Herbert, the neighbor
- Jan Norris - Alice Mueller
- David Ford - Paul Kingsley
- Lee Richardson - Joey Lockman
References
- ^ Variety film review; May 20, 1959, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; May 23, 1959, page 82.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Middle of the Night". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3424/year/1959.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
External links
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- American films
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- 1950s drama films
- Black-and-white films
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