Summertime (film)

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Summertime
Directed by David Lean
Produced by Ilya Lopert
Written by H. E. Bates
David Lean
Starring Katharine Hepburn
Rossano Brazzi
Isa Miranda
Darren McGavin
Music by Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography Jack Hildyard
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) Flag of United States June 21, 1955
Flag of United Kingdom November 7, 1955
Running time 100 min.
Language English
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Summertime is a 1955 film directed by David Lean and starring Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi. It was adapted by H. E. Bates, Lean and Donald Ogden Stewart (uncredited) from the play The Time of the Cuckoo by Arthur Laurents.

Summertime tells the story of an American woman who falls in love in while on holiday in Venice. It was filmed entirely on location in Venice and it is much appreciated for its sumptuous portrayal of the city.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Katharine Hepburn) and Best Director. In Britain, the film was initially released under the title Summer Madness.

Lean has stated that this was the film he enjoyed making the most.

Hepburn and Brazzi
Hepburn and Brazzi

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David Lean
1940s In Which We Serve (with Noel Coward) | This Happy Breed | Blithe Spirit | Brief Encounter | Great Expectations | Oliver Twist | The Passionate Friends
1950s Madeleine | The Sound Barrier | Hobson's Choice | Summertime | The Bridge on the River Kwai
1960s Lawrence of Arabia | Doctor Zhivago
1970s Ryan's Daughter
1980s A Passage to India
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