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The Black Orchid

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A gangster's widow (Sophia Loren) with a son in prison tries to marry a widower (Anthony Quinn) whose daughter (Ina Balin) resents her.
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Bosley Crowther New York Times Unfortunately, Joseph Stefano, who wrote the original script, did not put into the hands of the director a story that is up to Mr. Quinn. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Time Out A seriously bad tearjerker. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Manny Farber The New Leader Sailing wham into a bocce-balled-up production by the Girosi-Ponti team, the movie presents a mismatched crew of non-conformist actors given complete freedom to exploit their flair for neuroses. Sep 14, 2021 Full Review TV Guide A totally misleading title may have made this a flop at the box office because it had a lot to recommend it as a movie. Rated: 3/4 Jan 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 6, 2005 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Quinn cria um personagem carismtico, mas o elenco feminino parece formado apenas por figuras paranicas e controladoras. Rated: 2/5 Feb 10, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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John M 3.9 Almost didn't watch it due to the poor technical reviews, but took a chance due to the big names, and audience reviews and very glad I did. A tad sappy but I guess that is what I like in this genre. It pulls at your heart strings with some very strong moments and an overall plot that just sounds a little unlikely in the beginning making more sense as time goes on. A couple of those strong moments will be hard to forget. No words spoken in the one that comes first to mind. Maybe an advantage for Sophia Loren. She nailed it as did everyone involved in making that brief scene. Curious about other Anthony Quinn roles now. Was he often cast with this personality? Is this somewhat his real personality? If not, would seem a difficult character to portray. Looking forward to more movies like this. If you know any... . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review Audience Member Entrañable film al estilo de Marty, logra entretener en parte a sus protagonistas Sophia Loren y Anthony Quinn. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review andy f Charming melodrama with both leads at the peak of their powers. An overlooked gem that has lots of atmosphere. It is not the greatest story ever told but an absolute pleasure to watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Conmovedora historia de una viuda y volver a enamorarse!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Entrañable film al estilo de Marty, logra entretener en parte a sus protagonistas Sophia Loren y Anthony Quinn Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Both Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren are excellent and carry the film all on their shoulders. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A gangster's widow (Sophia Loren) with a son in prison tries to marry a widower (Anthony Quinn) whose daughter (Ina Balin) resents her.
Director
Martin Ritt
Producer
Carlo Ponti, Marcello Girosi
Screenwriter
Joseph Stefano
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 36m
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