BUtterfield 8
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| Butterfield 8 | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Mann |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | John O'Hara (novel) John Michael Hayes Charles Schnee |
| Starring | Elizabeth Taylor Laurence Harvey |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography | Charles Harten Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) |  November 4, 1960 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 MGM film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. The screenplay was adapted by John Michael Hayes and Charles Schnee from the 1935 novel by John O'Hara.
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[edit] Plot summary
The story is about a call girl, Gloria Wandrous (Elizabeth Taylor), posing as a model, who fears that she is on the verge of being permanently trapped in the occupation of prostitution, until she and one of her paramours, Weston Liggett (Laurence Harvey), fall in love. Their tumultous relationship then threatens to engulf their loved ones.
[edit] Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Gloria Wondrous
- Laurence Harvey as Weston Liggett
- Eddie Fisher as Steve Carpenter
- Dina Merrill as Emily Liggett
- Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Wondrous
- Betty Field as Fanny Thumber
- Jeffrey Lynn as Bingham Smith
- Kay Medford as Happy
- Susan Oliver as Norma
- George Voskovec as Dr. Tredman
[edit] Awards
It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor) and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Color for 1960. It was also nominated for the Best Actress - Drama Golden Globe for the same year's releases.
[edit] Trivia
- The unusual spelling (capitalized "B" and "U") comes from the pattern of old telephone exchange names in the United States - a modern number would use 2-8-8 rather than BUtterfield 8. The eight main characters were all part of this exchange.
- Elizabeth Taylor and her then-husband Eddie Fisher hated the film, referring to it as 'Butterball Four'.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Fisher, Eddie with David Fisher, Been There, Done That, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.
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