Summer and Smoke (film)

Summer and Smoke
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Directed by	Peter Glenville
Screenplay by	James Poe Meade Roberts
Based on	Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams
Produced by	Paul Nathan Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Laurence Harvey Geraldine Page
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Warren Low
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 16, 1961 (1961-11-16)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Summer and Smoke is a 1961 American drama film directed by Peter Glenville, and starring Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page, with Rita Moreno, Una Merkel, John McIntire, Thomas Gomez, Pamela Tiffin, Malcolm Atterbury, Lee Patrick, and Earl Holliman. Based on the Tennessee Williams play of the same name, it was adapted by James Poe and Meade Roberts. The story follows a young reserved girl who meets a doctor who lives on the wild side. They become friends, but their respective beliefs create difficulties for the relationship.

Cast

• Laurence Harvey as John Buchanan Jr.
• Geraldine Page as Alma Winemiller
• Rita Moreno as Rosa Zacharias
• Una Merkel as Mrs. Winemiller
• John McIntire as Dr. Buchanan
• Thomas Gomez as Papa Zacharias
• Pamela Tiffin as Nellie Ewell
• Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Winemiller
• Lee Patrick as Mrs. Ewell
• Max Showalter as Roger Doremus (as Casey Adams)
• Earl Holliman as Archie Kramer
• Pepe Hern as Nico

Accolades

The film was nominated for four Academy Awards:

• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Geraldine Page)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Una Merkel)
• Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, Arthur Krams)
• Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Elmer Bernstein).

The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in these lists:

• 2005: AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated

External links

• Summer and Smoke at IMDb