In Praise of Older Women
In Praise of Older Women

In Praise of Older Women

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1978
1h 50m
4.9(14 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a married women in her thirties, who tutors him in the lessons of love and romance. Maya is only the first of many mature women that Andras will meet through his teenage and young adult life.

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Famous Players Film Company

Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Karen Black

Maya

Karen Black
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Tom Berenger

Andras Vayda

Tom Berenger
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Susan Strasberg

Bobbie

Susan Strasberg
Directing

Helen Shaver

Ann MacDonald

Helen Shaver
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Marilyn Lightstone

Klari

Marilyn Lightstone
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Alexandra Stewart

Paula

Alexandra Stewart
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Marianne McIsaac

Julika

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Alberta Watson

Mitzi

Alberta Watson
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Ian Tracey

Andras Vayda Jr.

Ian Tracey
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Monique Lepage

The Countess

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Louise Marleau

Woman in Elevator

Louise Marleau
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Jill Frappier

Lady Teacher

Jill Frappier
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Mignon Elkins

Mother Vayda

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Joan Stuart

Aunt Alice

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John Bayliss

Glen MacDonald

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John Granik

Tom Horvath

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Budd Knapp

Father Confessor

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Earl Pennington

Professor Hargitay

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Michael Kirby

Tibor Kovacs

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Bronwen Mantel

Woman in Cafe

Bronwen Mantel
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Wally Martin

The Janitor

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Production

Arden R. Ryshpan

Berenice (as Arden Ryshpan)

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Sound

Tibor Polgár

The Pianist (as Tibor Polgar)

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Julie Wildman

Woman at Party

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Julie Morand

Girl Student

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Griffith Brewer

The Fiacre Driver

Griffith Brewer
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Walter Bolton

Second Waiter

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Martha Parker

Girl at Dance

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Robert King

Man with Proclamation

Robert King
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Arthur Grosser

Party Host

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Jeannette Casenave

Party Hostess

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Alexander Godfrey

First Waiter

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Tina Shuster

Second Girl at Dance

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Danny Brainin

Youth in Class

Danny Brainin
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Casey Stevens

Second Student

Casey Stevens
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Peter Gottlieb

Boy on Staircase

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Henry Ramer

Narrator (voice)

Henry Ramer

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