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Dodsworth
Directed by William Wyler
1936•1h 41m•NR•★ 7.1
Drama / Romance
Synopsis
A retired American automobile magnate takes his vain, status-obsessed wife on a European luxury retirement cruise, where her desperate terror of aging leads to marital infidelity, pushing him toward an independent, compassionate American widow in Naples. William Wyler and Sinclair Lewis' mature, nuanced portrait of a marriage in dissolution starring Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorWilliam Wyler
WriterSidney Howard
CinematographyRudolph Maté
MusicAlfred Newman
Principal Cast
Walter HustonSam Dodsworth
Ruth ChattertonFran Dodsworth
Paul LukasArnold Iselin
Mary AstorEdith Cortright
David NivenCaptain Clyde Lockert
Gregory GayeBaron Kurt Von Obersdorf
Maria OuspenskayaBaroness Von Obersdorf
Odette MyrtilRenée de Penable
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 41m (101 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian
CountryUS
StudioSamuel Goldwyn Productions • United Artists
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