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The Other Side of Midnight

Play trailer Poster for The Other Side of Midnight R Released Jun 8, 1977 2h 45m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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25% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
When French beauty Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas (John Beck), she believes he'll marry her. Instead, he returns to the U.S and marries the sweet but naive Catherine (Susan Sarandon). Even though Noelle has found a new lover, an affluent Greek named Constantin (Raf Vallone), and has started a great career as an actress, she vows revenge on her onetime lover. But once her plan is in motion, she and Larry fall in love and plot Catherine's death.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) The Other Side of Midnight is instant camp. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 16, 2023 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) A trashy romantic melodrama; but it's slick and well-paced. May 5, 2023 Full Review Tony Vandenberg Washington Blade Pretentious hokum. May 23, 2022 Full Review David MacDonald Philadelphia Gay News When one has to use Valley of the Dolls for comparison, well, you can rest assured that The Other Side of Midnight is not about to become a classic motion picture. May 27, 2020 Full Review Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press The good news is that the screenwriters have stayed very close to the book and the bad news is that the filmmakers have cast the leads so poorly we don't give a damn. Oct 23, 2019 Full Review Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) The film is disappointing from all points of view. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frank C This movie received a 25% expert review and 73% audience review. I checked the ratings after I viewed it. I thought I had seen it before, and as I usually do, I do not read the plot summary on the DVD. Good move, as it was full of interesting twists and turns. I thought Ms. Pisier was excellent. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Steve D I side with the critics with this trash. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review John M When Vincent Canby reviewed this film in the NYTimes he called it a "schlock masterpiece", and I agree. This is an entertaining hoot. Just go with it and see if you don't agree. As an aside, it has a beautiful score that gives serious heft to the enjoyment of this film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Lurid twaddle at least has beautiful location shooting and good work from Susan Sarandon to recommend it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Something to while away time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched this with my Grandmother and had a great time laughing at it. Marie-France Pisier is the worst actress ever (we guessed she came from Emmanuelle-style soft core films) and everyone is so dumb it's hard to take any of it seriously. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Charles Jarrott

Director

Marie-France Pisier

Noelle Page

John Beck

Larry Douglas

Susan Sarandon

Catherine Alexander Douglas

Raf Vallone

Constantin Demeris

Clu Gulager

Bill Fraser

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Synopsis When French beauty Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas (John Beck), she believes he'll marry her. Instead, he returns to the U.S and marries the sweet but naive Catherine (Susan Sarandon). Even though Noelle has found a new lover, an affluent Greek named Constantin (Raf Vallone), and has started a great career as an actress, she vows revenge on her onetime lover. But once her plan is in motion, she and Larry fall in love and plot Catherine's death.
Director
Charles Jarrott
Producer
Frank Yablans
Screenwriter
Herman Raucher, Daniel Taradash
Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Production Co
Frank Yablans Presentations
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 1977, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 20, 2007
Runtime
2h 45m