The Yellow Rolls-Royce

"The screen's most exciting cast...in the year's most magnificent movie."

1964 2h 2m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 63

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.

“The screen's most exciting cast...in the year's most magnificent movie.”

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Cast

Ingrid Bergman
Gerda Millett
Rex Harrison
The Marquess of Frinton
Alain Delon
Stefano
George C. Scott
Paolo Maltese
Jeanne Moreau
The Marchioness of Frinton
Omar Sharif
Davich
Shirley MacLaine
Mae Jenkins
Art Carney
Joey Friedlander

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Asquith
Writers: Terence Rattigan
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anthony Asquith, shot by Jack Hildyard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ingrid Bergman and Rex Harrison and Alain Delon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The screen's most exciting cast...in the year's most magnificent movie.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059927 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Anthony Asquith directs. Jack Hildyard behind the camera. Riz Ortolani scores. Frank Clarke cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Anthony Asquith, shot by Jack Hildyard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Riz Ortolani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Frank Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ingrid Bergman and Rex Harrison and Alain Delon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The screen's most exciting cast...in the year's most magnificent movie.".
8IMDB entry: tt0059927 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "yugoslavia", "gangster", "border crossing".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.