"From the beginning, they knew it was wrong....but nothing could keep them apart!"

1965

1h 57m

6.4(56 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elizabeth Taylor

Laura Reynolds

Richard Burton

Edward Hewitt

Eva Marie Saint

Claire Hewitt

Charles Bronson

Cos Erickson

Robert Webber

Ward Hendricks

James Edwards

Larry Brant

Torin Thatcher

le juge Thompson

Tom Drake

Walter Robinson

Douglas Henderson

Phil Sutcliff

Morgan Mason

Danny Reynolds

Creative team

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Written by: Dalton Trumbo
Michael Wilson
Produced by: Martin Ransohoff

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