An Affair to Remember

"In Italy... on the Mediterranean... across an ocean... and all over New York!"

1957 1h 51m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 529

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

“In Italy... on the Mediterranean... across an ocean... and all over New York!”

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Cast

Cary Grant
Nickie Ferrante
Deborah Kerr
Terry McKay
Richard Denning
Kenneth Bradley
Neva Patterson
Lois Clark
Cathleen Nesbitt
Grandmother Janou
Robert Q. Lewis
Robert Q. Lewis
Charles Watts
Ned Hathaway
Fortunio Bonanova
Courbet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leo McCarey
Writers: Leo McCarey, Mildred Cram, Delmer Daves
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leo McCarey, shot by Milton Krasner. 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 Hugo Friedhofer. 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 James B. Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr and Richard Denning carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In Italy... on the Mediterranean... across an ocean... and all over New York!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leo McCarey directs. Milton Krasner behind the camera. Hugo Friedhofer scores. James B. Clark cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
4Directed by Leo McCarey, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hugo Friedhofer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor James B. Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr and Richard Denning carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In Italy... on the Mediterranean... across an ocean... and all over New York!".
9IMDB entry: tt0050105 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "new year's eve", "new york city", "painting", "nightclub".