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| Director: | Vincente Minnelli | 
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| Writer: | Charles Schnee, Irwin Shaw | 
| Staring: | 
| After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1962 | 
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| Director: | Vincente Minnelli | 
| Writer: | Charles Schnee, Irwin Shaw | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | rome, italy, infidelity, alcoholism, sanitarium, redemption, older man younger woman relationship, filmmaking, aging actor, has been, hollywood star, film within a film, film industry | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $2,500,000 Budget: $3,959,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kirk Douglas | Jack Andrus | 
| Edward G. Robinson | Maurice Kruger | 
| Cyd Charisse | Carlotta | 
| George Hamilton | Davie Drew | 
| Claire Trevor | Clara Kruger | 
| Daliah Lavi | Veronica | 
| James Gregory | Brad Byrd | 
| Rosanna Schiaffino | Barzelli | 
| Joanna Roos | Janet Bark | 
| George Macready | Lew Jordan | 
| Mino Doro | Tucino | 
| Stefan Schnabel | Zeno | 
| Vito Scotti | Assistant Director | 
| Tom Palmer | Dr. Cold Eyes | 
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Ravinksi | 
| Leslie Uggams | Chanteuse | 
| Edit Angold | German Tourist (uncredited) | 
| Albert Carrier | Mario (uncredited) | 
| Lilyan Chauvin | Bar Girl (uncredited) | 
| Steve Carruthers | Dignitary (uncredited) | 
| Bess Flowers | Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited) | 
| Charles Horvath | Bouncer (uncredited) | 
| Alberto Morin | Cameraman (uncredited) | 
| Tony Randall | Ad Lib in Lounge (uncredited) | 
| Cilly Feindt | Lady Godiva (uncredited) | 
| Meri Welles | Lew Jordan's Wife (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design | 
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor | 
| Robert James Kern | Editor | 
| George W. Davis | Art Direction | 
| Urie McCleary | Art Direction | 
| F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration | 
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration | 
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director | 
| Vincente Minnelli | Director | 
| Charles Schnee | Screenplay | 
| Irwin Shaw | Novel | 
| Milton Krasner | Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Ethel Winant | Associate Producer | 
| John Houseman | Producer | 
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