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12/04/1956 Drama 2h 33m
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His loves...his world---both past and present---and the crisis they caused!

Overview

Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.

  1. Nunnally Johnson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gregory Peck

    Tom Rath

  2. Jennifer Jones

    Betsy Rath

  3. Fredric March

    Ralph Hopkins

  4. Marisa Pavan

    Maria Montagne

  5. Lee J. Cobb

    Judge Bernstein

  6. Ann Harding

    Helen Hopkins

  7. Keenan Wynn

    Sgt. Caesar Gardella

  8. Gene Lockhart

    Bill Hawthorne

  9. Gigi Perreau

    Susan Hopkins

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Reviews

A review by barrymost
Written by barrymost on 2020-01-19
Oh, business woes.

Plot in a nutshell: Character study of a WWII veteran trying to make it in the business world of post-war America, and contend with his domestic problems.

Comments: Great cast of veteran actors really makes this work. Gregory Peck is a very mature actor by this point, and Jennifer Jones is very convincing as the wise but harried housewife. Fredric March plays a nice corporate boss, and comes across as a bit odd; maybe that's just Fredric March.

This film isn't just any old "escapist fare" - actually about as far from that as you can get. It's very long, dark, and...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,600,000.00

Revenue
$8,800,000.00

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