"The Roman Spring of
Mrs. Stone" premièred on December 28, 1961. This British film made
by Seven Arts-Warner Bros was directed by José Quintero and produced
by Louis De Rochemont. The screenplay was written by Gavin Lambert
and Jan Read, it was based on the novel with the same name by
Tennessee Williams. The main characters were played by Vivien Leigh,
Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya, Jill St. John and Coral Browne. Lotte
Lenya was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best
Supporting Actress in 1962.
Synopsis
The actress Karen Stone
(Vivien Leigh) and her businessman husband are off on holiday to
Rome. On the plane her husband suffers a fatal heart attack. Karen
stays in Italy and rents a luxury apartment in Rome. The Contessa
Magda Terribili-Gonzales (Lotte Lenya) introduces her to a young
Italian man, Paolo (Warren Beatty). Karen and Paolo embark on a
passionate affair, with disastrous consequences...
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| Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty |
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| Vivien Leigh |
- Vivien Leigh as Karen Stone
- Warren Beatty as Paolo di Leo
- Lotte Lenya as Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales
- Coral Browne as Meg
- Jill St. John as Barbara
- Jeremy Spenser as Young man
- Stella Bonheur as Mrs. Jamison-Walker
- Peter Dyneley as Lloyd Greener
- Carl Jaffe as Baron Waldheim
- Harold Kasket as Tailor
- Viola Keats as Julia McIlheny
- Cleo Laine as Singer
- Bessie Love as Bunny
- Elspeth March as Mrs. Barrow
- Henry McCarty as Campbell Kennedy
- Warren Mitchell as Giorgio
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| Lotte Lenya and Warren Beatty |
1961 Trailer
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