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Summertime

David Lean

United States

1955

100 minutes

Color

1.33:1

English

22

Synopsis

An American spinster’s dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome—but married—Italian man while vacationing in Venice. Katharine Hepburn’s sensitive portrayal of the lonely heroine and Jack Hildyard’s glorious Technicolor photography make Summertime an endearing and visually enchanting film.

Cast

Jane HudsonKatharine Hepburn
Renato De RossiRossano Brazzi
Eddie YaegerDarren McGavin
Mrs. McIlhennyJane Rose
Phyl YaegerMari Aldon
Mr. McIlhennyMcDonald Parke

Credits

DirectorDavid Lean
ProducerIlya Lopert
EditingPeter Taylor
CinematographyJack Hildyard
ScreenplayH.E. Bates and David Lean
From the original play byArthur Laurents
Associate producerNorman Spencer
Production DesignVincent Korda
MusicAlessandro Cicognini

Disc Features

  • The original theatrical trailer

From the Current

Summertime

by David Denby Sep 8, 1998

In David Lean’s Summertime, in which Rossano Brazzi seduces Katharine Hepburn—an aging, repressed Ohio “working girl” on vacation in Venice—the Continental lover reached his pinnacle and approached...

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