Indiscreet (1958 film)
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| Directed by | Stanley Donen |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Written by | Norman Krasna |
| Starring | Ingrid Bergman Cary Grant |
| Music by | Richard Bennett |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Editing by | Jack Harris |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | 20 May 1958 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8 million (US)[1] |
Indiscreet is a 1958 British romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant. 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). The film was remade for television in 1988 starring Robert Wagner and Lesley-Anne Down.
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[edit] Plot
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.
[edit] Main cast
- Ingrid Bergman - Anna Kalman
- Cary Grant - Philip Adams
- Cecil Parker - Alfred Munson
- Phyllis Calvert - Margaret Munson
- David Kossoff - Carl Banks
- Megs Jenkins - Doris Banks
[edit] Awards
Indiscreet was nominated for three Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and one Writers Guild of America award, but failed to win any of them.
[edit] Referencers
- ^ "Indiscreet - Box Office Data". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1958/0INDS.php. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
[edit] External links
- Indiscreet at the Internet Movie Database
- Indiscreet at the TCM Movie Database
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