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A Summer Place

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
4.3K
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A Summer Place (1959)
Shocking events at a summer resort in this trailer
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DramaRomance

A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.

  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • Sloan Wilson
    • Delmer Daves
  • Stars
    • Richard Egan
    • Dorothy McGuire
    • Sandra Dee
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    4.3K
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    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Sloan Wilson
      • Delmer Daves
    • Stars
      • Richard Egan
      • Dorothy McGuire
      • Sandra Dee
    • 101User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Richard Egan
    Richard Egan
    • Ken Jorgenson
    Dorothy McGuire
    Dorothy McGuire
    • Sylvia Hunter
    Sandra Dee
    Sandra Dee
    • Molly Jorgenson
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Bart Hunter
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Johnny Hunter
    Constance Ford
    Constance Ford
    • Helen Jorgenson
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Mrs. Emily Hamilton Hamble
    Jack Richardson
    • Claude Andrews
    Martin Eric
    • Todd Harper, Handyman at Pine Island Inn
    Eleanor Audley
    Eleanor Audley
    • Waiting Guest at Molly's College
    • (uncredited)
    Marshall Bradford
    Marshall Bradford
    • Dr. Matthias
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Chambers
    Phil Chambers
    • Sheriff
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Connors
    • Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Constanti
    • Captain of Yacht
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Pawnbroker
    • (uncredited)
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Mrs. Talbert
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Flynn
    Gertrude Flynn
    • Helen's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Bonnie Franklin
    Bonnie Franklin
    • Girl in Dormitory
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Sloan Wilson
      • Delmer Daves
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The house where Ken (Richard Egan) and Sylvia (Dorothy McGuire) live toward the end of the film is a private residence that was built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. It is called the Clinton-Walker House, still stands on Scenic Road in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and is a prime feature in local tours.
    • Goofs
      When Ken and Sylvia meet for the first time at the boathouse, Ken is wearing a red shirt (in plain view even in the moonlight) when he closes the back doors. But when the camera cuts to him getting close to Sylvia, he is wearing a blue shirt.
    • Quotes
      • Helen Jorgenson: [after she has seen Molly Jorgenson and Johnny Hunter kissing] Well, your daughter didn't waste any time. She's let that boy kiss and maul her her very first night here.
      • Ken Jorgenson: Where were they?
      • Helen Jorgenson: Down below me, in the garden.
      • Ken Jorgenson: If they had anything to hide, you think they'd do it right under your window?
      • Helen Jorgenson: Are you defending her cheap behavior?
      • Ken Jorgenson: Cheap? A girl kissing a boy in the moonlight? You know Molly's as decent as this boy seems to be.
      • Helen Jorgenson: [really angry now] No decent girl lets a boy kiss and maul her the very first night they meet! I suppose it's your Swedish blood in her. I've read about how the Swedes bathe together and... and have trial marriages and free love. I've read all about that. Anything goes.
      • Ken Jorgenson: [angry and disgusted] So, now you hate the Swedes. How many outlets for your hate do you have, Helen? We haven't been able to find a new house because of your multiplicity of them. We can't buy near a school because you hate kids. They make noise. And there can't be any Jews or Catholics on the block, either. And, oh, yes, it can't be anywhere near the Polish or Italian sections. And, of course, Negroes have to be avoided at all costs. Now, let's see: No Jews, no Catholics, no Italians, no Poles, no children. No Negroes. Do I have the list right, so far? And now, you've added Swedes. And, oh, yes, you won't use a Chinese laundry because you distrust Orientals. And you think the British are snobbish, the Russians fearful, the French immoral, the Germans brutal, and all Latin Americans lazy. What's your plan? To cut humanity out? Are you anti-people and anti-life? Must you suffocate every natural instinct in our daughter, too? Must you label young love-making as cheap and wanton and indecent? Must you persist in making sex, itself, a filthy word?
      • [Helen, without a word, leaves the room. Ken slams the door after her]
    • Connections
      Featured in Diner (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Liebestraum
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      Composed by Franz Liszt

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 18, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Verano de amor
    • Filming locations
      • Pacific Grove, California, USA(LaPorte Mansion on Lighthouse Ave)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $42,300
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 10m(130 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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