Story Line
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
“From the days of wine and roses, finally comes a night like this.”
Top Cast
Jack Lemmon
Joe Clay
Lee Remick
Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Charles Bickford
Ellis Arnesen
Jack Klugman
Jim Hungerford
Alan Hewitt
Rad Leland
Tom Palmer
Ballefoy
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
1963-02-04
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
DramaRomance
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
9/10
•2/8/2017It's as true to life as a vodka martini.
The above quote is from director Blake Edwards, it's taken from the highly recommended commentary track he provides on the DVD for this excellent and compelling piece of work.
Joe is a social drinker but...
barrymost
9/10
•9/30/2019This is an intriguing, heavy drama about the downward spiral into alcoholism, and how it irrevocably tore apart the lives of one man and his wife. I have some respect for Blake Edwards, having seen this, as I previously had a low opinion of him afte...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•11/19/2024What a departure for Jack Lemmon this is! Together with the also Oscar nominated Lee Remick, they offer us a really gripping performance. She ("Kirsten") is a tea-total secretary who is introduced to one of the PR guys "Joe" at a boat party. After a ...