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| Directed by | Jack Cardiff |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Written by | T. E. B. Clarke Gavin Lambert |
| Starring | Trevor Howard Dean Stockwell Wendy Hiller Mary Ure |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $805,0001 |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (US/ Canada)2 |
Sons and Lovers is a 1960 British film adaptation of the D. H. Lawrence novel of the same name. It was adapted by T. E. B. Clarke and Gavin Lambert, directed by Jack Cardiff.3 and stars Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller, Mary Ure, William Lucas and Donald Pleasence.
The film won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Freddie Francis) and received nominations in other categories,4 and was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.5
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Cast
- Trevor Howard as Walter Morel
- Dean Stockwell as Paul Morel
- Wendy Hiller as Gertrude Morel
- Mary Ure as Clara Dawes
- Heather Sears as Miriam Leivers
- William Lucas as William Morel
- Conrad Phillips as Baxter Dawes
- Ernest Thesiger as Henry Hadlock
- Donald Pleasence as Mr. Puppleworth
- Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Leivers
- Sean Barrett as Arthur Morel
- Elizabeth Begley as Mrs. Radford
- Edna Morris as Mrs. Anthony
- Ruth Kettlewell as Mrs. Bonner
- Anne Sheppard as Rose
- Dorothy Gordon as Fanny
Academy Award nominations
While Freddie Francis won for his Black and White Cinematography, the film was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Trevor Howard), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mary Ure), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Thomas N. Morahan, Lionel Couch), Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.4
References
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252
- ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/1248193.stm Jack Cardiff
- ^ a b "NY Times: Sons and Lovers". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Sons and Lovers". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
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