Two Weeks in Another Town

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Two Weeks in Another Town

Released Aug 17, 1962

1h 46m

Drama

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Upon being released after years in a mental hospital, fallen Hollywood star and alcoholic Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) moves to Rome in an attempt to revive his career, accepting a small part in an Italian production headed by aged, now-unfashionable director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson). When Kruger is sidetracked by a heart attack, Andrus steps in as director and struggles to save his mentor's picture from certain failure -- even as Kruger denounces Andrus and accuses him of betrayal.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

One of the sharpest and most perceptive movies about the film industry.

Aug 12, 2019

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The overwrought nature of the film actually suits the larger-than-life canvas on which broad strokes are frequently painted.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2021

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Douglas and Robinson struggle doggedly to put some life into their painfully stereotyped roles.

Oct 7, 2019

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

shows the industry in that transition, and in that respect, it's fascinating to watch

Rated: 3/5

Dec 9, 2013

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Both intimate and outsized, it's a strange product of the era, a Hollywood white elephant of a movie straddling self-awareness and self-parody ...

Mar 26, 2011

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

The culmination of a great career filled with glorious images and deeply-felt emotions.

Feb 11, 2011

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David K

My criticism of this film is that almost everyone acting in it is portrayed as a genuinely abhorrent person and the sniping and pettiness gets old. I'm an old, sniping, sometimes unpleasant man and I don't really like seeing that reflected on the screen. The thing is, I'm NOT as negative as the folks portrayed in this film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Steve D

More frustrating than entertaining.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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David F

This is such a good idea for a movie: a jerk of a movie star with mental problems ventures to Italy to reunite with a director with whom he worked in the past. The directory has health problems, the jerk takes over directing the film, and they have a big falling out. For a studio picture, this reminds me of some of the Anthony Mann Western - it's got some scary, violent human passions, some European decadence, and even some outright madness. It's also got Cinecittà and some gorgeous Europeans sprinkled throughout the cast. This is a pretty good movie about making movies, set in Hollywood on the Tiber.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Audience Member

Such a good movie with solid acting performances. It is definitely worth watching, especially as part of a double feature with The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). As always, I truly enjoy watching the classics with Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson, both rarely let me down.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

not a very good story, nor any good performances by.. anyone!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Thought this film was simply HORRIBLE. Apart from featuring Rome as eye-candy it was almost unbearable in its stupidity, predictability, and unbelievable (and often non-sensical) plot line. Will NEVER watch it again!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

Upon being released after years in a mental hospital, fallen Hollywood star and alcoholic Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) moves to Rome in an attempt to revive his career, accepting a small part in an Italian production headed by aged, now-unfashionable director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson). When Kruger is sidetracked by a heart attack, Andrus steps in as director and struggles to save his mentor's picture from certain failure -- even as Kruger denounces Andrus and accuses him of betrayal.

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: John Houseman
Screenwriter: Irwin Shaw, Charles Schnee
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, John Houseman Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Mono

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