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The Country Girl (1954)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
Synopsis: Alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) is given one last chance to make a comeback--and save his relationship with his frustrated wife Georgie (Grace Kelly)--when Broadway director... Alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) is given one last chance to make a comeback--and save his relationship with his frustrated wife Georgie (Grace Kelly)--when Broadway director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) offers him a starring role in a new musical. Based on the stage play by Clifford Odets, director George Seaton's deeply moving adaptation is driven by the powerful performances of its three leads and garnered seven Academy Award nominations, including a win by Kelly for Best Actress. The film was remade in 1982 with Dick Van Dyke and Faye Dunaway. [More]
Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross
Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds, Jacqueline Fontaine, Eddie Ryder, Robert Kent
Director: George Seaton
Director: George Seaton
Screenwriter: George Seaton
Producer: William Perlberg, George Seaton
Composer: Victor Young, Harold Arlen
Reviews for The Country Girl
Based on Odets' play with Uta Hagen, Seaton's version is an odd, overrated melodrama about co-dependency in alcoholic marriages, with decent turns by Crosby and Grace Kelly as the central couple, and a fine one by William Holden as a sympathetic producer.
The backstage drama, when judged by today's standards, seems stagy, creaky and outdated.
If you enjoy Crosby as a crooner instead of a showman, this is your movie.
Two of Hollywood's greatest stars give what might be their best performances.
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