The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
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| The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | |
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| Directed by | José Quintero |
| Produced by | Louis De Rochemont Lothar Wolff |
| Written by | Gavin Lambert Jan Read |
| Starring | Vivien Leigh Warren Beatty Lotte Lenya Jill St. John Coral Browne |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Editing by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  28 December 1961 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 British motion picture made by Seven Arts-Warner Bros.. It was directed by José Quintero and produced by Louis De Rochemont with Lothar Wolff as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Gavin Lambert and Jan Read and based on the novel by Tennessee Williams. The music score was by Richard Addinsell and the cinematography by Harry Waxman.
The film was the only directorial effort for José Quintero on the big screen. [1]
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[edit] 2003 version
In 2003, an Emmy-award winning made-for-cable version was produced for Showtime Networks starring Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft and Olivier Martinez.
[edit] Plot Summary
Karen Stone (Vivien Leigh), an actress, and her businessman husband are off on holiday to Rome. Her husband suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Karen Stone decides to stay in Italy and rent a luxury apartment in Rome. She is soon introduced by the Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales (Lotte Lenya) to a young Italian man, Paolo (Warren Beatty). They soon embark on a passionate affair, with disastrous consequences.
[edit] Cast
- Vivien Leigh : Karen Stone
- Warren Beatty : Paolo di Leo
- Lotte Lenya : Contessa
- Coral Browne : Meg
- Jill St. John : Barbara
- Angel Alonso : Guido
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Lotte Lenya was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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