Reflections in a Golden Eye

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Reflections in a Golden Eye

Directed by	John Huston
Produced by	John Huston Ray Stark
Written by	Gladys Hill Chapman Mortimer
Starring	Marlon Brando Elizabeth Taylor Brian Keith
Cinematography	Aldo Tonti
Editing by	Russell Lloyd
Distributed by	Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Release date(s)	1967
Running time	108 min
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Reflections in a Golden Eye is a 1941 novel by Carson McCullers that deals with the theme of repressed homosexuality.

It is a tale of six central characters, their failures, obsessions and darkest desires. Set in a military camp, it tells the story of Major Weldon Penderton and his nymphomaniac wife Leonora. Other central characters are Lieutenant Colonel Morris Langdon and his sick wife Alison, the Langdon's houseboy Anacleto and a mysterious soldier; Private Williams.

In 1967 it was adapted to film and directed by John Huston. The film starred Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, and Julie Harris.

[edit] Film cast

Marlon Brando - Weldon Penderton
Elizabeth Taylor - Leonora Penderton
Brian Keith - Morris Langdon
Julie Harris - Alison Langdon
Zorro David - Anacleto
Robert Forster - L.G. Williams