Mrs. Winterbourne

"The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich"

1996 1h 45m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 227

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's mother takes her in and she falls in love with Hugh's brother Bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way, her ex-boyfriend shows up.

“The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich”

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Grace Winterbourne
Ricki Lake
Connie Doyle
Brendan Fraser
Bill/Hugh Winterbourne
Miguel Sandoval
Paco
Loren Dean
Steve DeCunzo
Peter Gerety
Father Brian
Jane Krakowski
Christine
Debra Monk
Lieutenant Ambrose

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Benjamin
Writers: Lisa-Maria Radano, Phoef Sutton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 40% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Benjamin, shot by Alex Nepomniaschy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacqueline Cambas 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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Shirley MacLaine and Ricki Lake and Brendan Fraser carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Benjamin directs. Alex Nepomniaschy behind the camera. Patrick Doyle scores. Jacqueline Cambas cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 40% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Richard Benjamin, shot by Alex Nepomniaschy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jacqueline Cambas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shirley MacLaine and Ricki Lake and Brendan Fraser carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich".
8IMDB entry: tt0117104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.