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The Grass Is Greener

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An English earl (Cary Grant) and his wife (Deborah Kerr) open their stately home to the public, including a Texas oilman (Robert Mitchum).
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Penelope Gilliatt Observer (UK) This blow for England and monogamy, struck by an English husband-and-wife playwriting duo, Hugh and Margaret Williams, did very well... as a stage comedy. In transferring it to the screen the writers have sacrificed nothing of the quality of the original. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine The lines and situations are of such majestic ineptitude as to reduce even Cary Grant to mediocrity. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Fun Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr comedy romp with Stanley Donen touch. Rated: 4/5 Mar 14, 2009 Full Review Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly Robert Mitchum will surprise you Rated: 4/5 Apr 20, 2007 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 3/5 Mar 30, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jack S This bright and stylishly made romantic comedy is diverting but also a bit stagy. But ultimately, the story is simply not really plausible for the viewing audience to accept: that a woman (Kerr) living in a majestic English country home and who’s married to the charming Cary Grant, would suddenly run off with some abrupt and presumptuous American visitor (a miscast Mitchum)! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Audience Member I loved the movie! Robert Mitchum & Cary Grant both act with such natural grace & ease. It was a funny movie. I watch it about once a year. Mitchum is one of my all time favorites. Love his bedroom eyes & deep sexy voice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review steve d Not Grant's best but it is still a blast. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This film has a solid cast and exceptional script. Its blasé approach to adultery with four unsympathetic characters didn't appeal. The film's tone didn't help in its inconsistency, varying between drama and screwball comedy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the most interesting movie I have ever seen when it came down to marital issues and affairs. The way the husband handles his wife falling for another manis truly remarkable! Never seen anything like it! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The four stars shine in this cute comedy about Grant and Kerr, financially downtrodden proprietors of a manor house in the Downton Abbey vein. They open the doors to tourists, and each becomes involved romantically (she with Mitchum, he with Simmons). If you can believe that any woman would leave Cary Grant, you'll enjoy this. Only the stagey atmosphere works against it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stanley Donen

Director

Cary Grant

Victor Rhyall

Deborah Kerr

Hilary Rhyall

Robert Mitchum

Charles Delacro

Jean Simmons

Hattie Durant

Moray Watson

Trevor Sellers

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Synopsis An English earl (Cary Grant) and his wife (Deborah Kerr) open their stately home to the public, including a Texas oilman (Robert Mitchum).
Director
Stanley Donen
Producer
Stanley Donen
Screenwriter
Hugh Williams, Margaret Vyner
Distributor
Universal Pictures, Republic Pictures
Production Co
Grandon Productions Ltd.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 45m
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