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Director:
Writer:
Richard Brooks (writer)
Release Date:
4 September 1970 (Finland) more
Tagline:
Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married. more
Plot:
A middle-aged woman walks out on her husband and family in an desperate attempt to find herself. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Barbra Streisand A Surprise Guest At A.M.P.A.S. Tribute To Marilyn And Alan Bergman
(From CinemaRetro. 8 June 2009, 4:35 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Life with the terminally boring more (13 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jean Simmons | ... | Mary Wilson |
 | John Forsythe | ... | Fred Wilson |
 | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Sam |
 | Teresa Wright | ... | Mrs. Spencer |
 | Dick Shawn | ... | Harry Bricker |
| Nanette Fabray | ... | Agnes |
| Bobby Darin | ... | Franco (as Robert Darin) |
| Tina Louise | ... | Helen Bricker |
 | Kathy Fields | ... | Marge Wilson |
| Gail Hensley | ... | Betty |
| Shirley Jones | ... | Flo |
 | Eve Brent | ... | Ethel |
| William O'Connell | ... | Minister |
| Barry Cahill | ... | Handsome Man |
| Miriam Blake | ... | Cindy |
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Runtime:
117 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG
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Agnes: If sex were the only thing that really mattered, the whole world would be run by rabbits! more
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Features Father of the Bride (1950) more
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This tremendous, under rated late 1960's film by Richard Brooks features Jean Simmons at her very best as the woman who has it all, but still can't find
happiness. Without intending to, the contrast between materialistic life in 1960's America and the carefree simple life of the Bahamas is used as a backdrop to
show the futility of the search for happiness. A melodrama about alcoholism, depression, and the life of a bored housewife, The Happy Ending does a terrific job of drawing its audience into this unfortunate world. Great performances by John Forsythe, Lloyd Bridges and Dick Shawn (a highly under rated character
actor who made his mark in a Mad, Mad, Mad World) make this an important
film. Watch this film, you will be pleasantly surprised. Best watched with a couple of chilled martinis and some party mix in a fancy crystal bowl.