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Autumn Leaves is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Aldrich released in USA on 1 august 1956 with Joan Crawford
Autumn Leaves (1956)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 august 1956
Length 1h47
Directed by Robert Aldrich
OriginUSA
Themes Films about disabilities
Rating67%
Autumn Leaves is a 1956 Columbia Pictures drama film starring Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in an older woman/younger man tale of mental illness. The screenplay was written by Jean Rouverol and Hugo Butler, though it was credited to Jack Jevne, Rouverol and Butler being blacklisted at the time of the film's release.
The film was directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by William Goetz. Aldrich won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Spinsterish Millicent "Millie" Wetherby (Joan Crawford) works at home as a self-employed typist. One evening in a diner, she meets a lonely Army veteran named Burt Hanson (Cliff Robertson). They share a romantic date at the beach, kissing amidst the crashing waves, but Millie tells Burt to date someone his own age. A month later, Burt is waiting for the still-lonely Millie at her home and the two celebrate his new job at a department store. He proposes to her in a movie theater, and while she initially rejects the proposal, she reconsiders when she sees him walking away.Actors
Joan Crawford
(Millicent Wetherby)
Cliff Robertson
(Burt Hanson)
Vera Miles
(Virginia Hanson)
Lorne Greene
(Mr. Hanson)
Shepperd Strudwick
(Dr. Malcolm Couzzens)
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