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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.8M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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BUtterfield 8
"She must hold many men in her arms to find the one man she could love!"
1960 1h 49m EN
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Synopsis
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Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into money.
βShe must hold many men in her arms to find the one man she could love!β
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Gloria Wandrous
Laurence Harvey
Weston Liggett
Eddie Fisher
Steve Carpenter
Dina Merrill
Emily Liggett
Mildred Dunnock
Mrs. Wandrous
Betty Field
Mrs. Fanny Thurber
George Voskovec
Dr. Tredman
Jeffrey Lynn
Bingham Smith
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Writers
- John Michael Hayes, Charles Schnee
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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MONEY
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Made its money back 3.6Γ over at the box office.
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ERA
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66 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Daniel Mann, shot by Charles Harten. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bronislau Kaper. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey and Eddie Fisher carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "She must hold many men in her arms to find the one man she could love!".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Daniel Mann directs. Charles Harten behind the camera. Bronislau Kaper scores. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.8M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 3.6Γ over at the box office.
- 366 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Directed by Daniel Mann, shot by Charles Harten. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Bronislau Kaper. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey and Eddie Fisher carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "She must hold many men in her arms to find the one man she could love!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0053622 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Charles Harten
- Original score
- Bronislau Kaper
- Editing
- Ralph E. Winters
- Costume design
- Helen Rose
- Makeup / hair
- Sydney Guilaroff
- Runtime
- 109 min Β· 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,800,000
- Box office
- $10,000,000
- Return
- 357% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Daniel Mann
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AF
Afton-Linebrook
Key crew
- NovelJohn O'Hara
- EditorRalph E. Winters
- Art DirectionGeorge W. Davis
- Art DirectionUrie McCleary
- Set DecorationGene Callahan
- Set DecorationJ.C. Delaney
- Costume DesignHelen Rose
- HairstylistSydney Guilaroff
- ProducerPandro S. Berman
- Associate ProducerKathryn Hereford
- Makeup ArtistJohn Truwe
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- pianist
- modeling
- marrying money
- 1930s
- mink coat
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-11-04PG
Also known as
International titles
- λ²ν°νλ 8KR
- Butterfield 8US
- ιζ₯Όθ³ε¦CN
- Telefon Butterfield 8DE
