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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792854081
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 079285408X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 03, 2002
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 10588
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1961
Editorial Review:
Description:
A child's lie has life-shattering consequences in this Oscar®-nominated* daring adaptation of Lillian Hellman's celebrated play from legendary director William Wyler. Starring Academy Award® winners** Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine and co-starring James Garner, Miriam Hopkins and Fay Bainter, this landmark film is 'one of the most finely wrought dramas in the history ofthe screen' (Motion Picture Herald). Karen (Hepburn) and Martha (MacLaine) are theheadmistresses of an exclusive school for girls. When they discipline a malicious little girl, the vindictive child twists an overheard comment into slander and accuses her teachers of questionable behavior. Soon the scandalous gossip engulfs the school's community, with repercussions that are swift, crushing and tragic. *1961: Supporting Actress (Bainter), Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Sound **Hepburn: Actress, Roman Holiday (1953); Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1992); MacLaine: Actress, Terms of Endearment (1983)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wonderful!
Audrey Hepburn has always been one of my favorites. In this film, in the company of Shirley MacLaine and James Garner, she is again phenomenal. The entire cast is truly brilliant, not to mention the story itself.
Even though it's been years since the film was made, the topic itself remains (unfortunately) very much up to date. Don't waste naother minute - watch this movie now!
Rating: - this is a must watch movie
I first saw this movie when I was 18 my bf and i rented the video tape and watched it
I cried so hard and the end it is a very emotional movie all the actors are great and you just want to wring that girls neck.
it is about a lie that had just a grain of truth to it.
I was lucky enough to see the play when I was in San Fransisco.
the ending is very sad but true in most cases of some who question their sexuality.
Rating:  - Effective drama
This 1961 melodrama tackles the daring (for then) subject of lesbianism between two teachers, and what happens when whispers of it reach the ears of a small town public. For all it's datedness (which isn't actually very much), the situation could be re-filmed quite successfully even today without much need for changing a lot of the details. Due to the good performances, it still stands as a film worthy of your attention.
The two teachers in question are Martha (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen (Audrey ... Read More
Rating:  - Surprising, daring and ahead of its time
One of the most overlooked gems in Hepburn, MacLaine and director William Wyler's catalogs, this film starts like quite an ordinary by-the-numbers film from a girls school. Only when a lie from the mouth of a spoilt girl triggers a string of events that whirl out of control, the life will never be same again for any of the characters. The seemingly far-fetched plot from a play by Lillian Hellman gets frighteningly realistic under the sure hand of director William Wyler (Ben Hur, Funny Girl, Best Years of ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful Acting And Interesting Plot
This is a wonderful production with good acting all around. Audrey Hepburn is lovely and sympathetic as Karen, Shirley MacClain shows she can do much more than comedy as Martha, James Garner is handsome and appealing as Audrey Hepburn's love interest Joe, and Miriam Hopkins is Martha's aunt - a spiteful down on her luck aging actress who causes more than a little trouble. The child actors are also great with the actresses playing horrid Mary and the kleptomaniac Rosalie deserving special recognition. Most ... Read More
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