Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

The Truth About Women

  • 1957
  • Unrated
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
271
YOUR RATING
The Truth About Women (1957)
ComedyDrama

A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man understand them as well.A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man understand them as well.A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man understand them as well.

  • Director
    • Muriel Box
  • Writers
    • Muriel Box
    • Sydney Box
  • Stars
    • Laurence Harvey
    • Julie Harris
    • Diane Cilento
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    271
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Muriel Box
    • Writers
      • Muriel Box
      • Sydney Box
    • Stars
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Julie Harris
      • Diane Cilento
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Photos3

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Top Cast51

    Laurence Harvey
    Laurence Harvey
    • Sir Humphrey Tavistock
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Helen Cooper
    Diane Cilento
    Diane Cilento
    • Ambrosine Viney
    Mai Zetterling
    Mai Zetterling
    • Julie
    Eva Gabor
    Eva Gabor
    • Louise Tiere
    Roland Culver
    Roland Culver
    • Charles Tavistock
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Sir George Tavistock
    Marius Goring
    Marius Goring
    • Otto Kerstein
    Michael Denison
    Michael Denison
    • Rollo
    Jocelyn Lane
    Jocelyn Lane
    • Saida
    • (as Jackie Lane)
    Derek Farr
    Derek Farr
    • Anthony
    Elina Labourdette
    Elina Labourdette
    • Comtesse
    Griffith Jones
    Griffith Jones
    • Sir Jeremy
    Katie Boyle
    Katie Boyle
    • Diana
    • (as Catherine Boyle)
    Lisa Gastoni
    Lisa Gastoni
    • Mary Maguire
    John Glyn-Jones
    • Raven
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • Trevor
    Hal Osmond
    Hal Osmond
    • Baker
    • Director
      • Muriel Box
    • Writers
      • Muriel Box
      • Sydney Box
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews4

    5.9271
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    More like this

    Simon and Laura
    6.4
    Simon and Laura
    A Novel Affair
    6.2
    A Novel Affair
    Twilight Women
    6.6
    Twilight Women
    Contraband
    6.5
    Contraband
    Rattle of a Simple Man
    6.7
    Rattle of a Simple Man
    A Man About the House
    6.4
    A Man About the House
    The Men of Sherwood Forest
    5.6
    The Men of Sherwood Forest
    Both Sides of the Law
    6.7
    Both Sides of the Law
    You'll Never Get Rich
    6.7
    You'll Never Get Rich
    The Big Job
    6.4
    The Big Job
    Safari
    5.7
    Safari
    A Tale of Two Cities
    7.1
    A Tale of Two Cities

    Related interests

    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Goofs
      Although the movie takes place before and during World War I, the women's thick eyebrows and large, pale-pink lips are in the style of the late 1950s.
    • Quotes
      • Sir Humphrey Tavistock: And I never saw her again from that day to this.
      • Anthony: Now that's the kind of woman I really admire.
      • Ambrosine Viney: [on entering the room] I do hope you're taking about me.
      • Sir Humphrey Tavistock: Oh, Ambrosine, so you're back. You, er, know this young man?
      • Ambrosine Viney: I've heard a great deal about him in the last five days. How do you do, Lady Tavistock?
      • Ambrosine Viney: How do you do?
      • Anthony: [to Sir Humphrey] Did you say "Ambrosine"?
      • Sir Humphrey Tavistock: That's right. Oh, erm, I eventually caught up with her and finally she allowed me to marry her.
      • [to Ambrosine]
      • Sir Humphrey Tavistock: Did Diana come back with you?
      • Ambrosine Viney: Yes.
      • Sir Humphrey Tavistock: Where is she?
      • Ambrosine Viney: Packing.
      • Anthony: Packing?
      • Ambrosine Viney: She saw your car outside, and do you know what she said?
      • Anthony: What?
      • Ambrosine Viney: It's Anthony, bless him. He's come to apologise and to ask me to go back to him.
      • Anthony: I never came to do any such thing. I came to have it out with her.
      • Ambrosine Viney: You do want her back, don't you?
      • Anthony: Well, yes. On my terms.
      • Ambrosine Viney: Which are?
      • Anthony: Well, I want to be able to come home at night and find my slippers in front of the fire, dinner on the table and Diana waiting to welcome me. I want a wife who's a wife. The truth about women today is that they don't want to be women at at all, they want to be men.
      • Ambrosine Viney: Ah, no, no, no, you're quite wrong. They want to be women alright. The fact is they have a different definition of what the word means. To a woman it means a person, an equal partner in the business of life; free to do what is right and best for herself.
      • Sir Humphrey Tavistock: I'll tell you the truth about women: it's hell living with them but it's a damn sight worse having to live without them.

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1957 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Sanningen om kvinnor
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(studio: made at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, England.)
    • Production company
      • Beaconsfield Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.