Summary
A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 36Audiences 55GoodWatch 40
Metascore46
Tomatometer25%
Letterboxd · 423 ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.1
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 16 countries
Released
1982
November 12, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more23 people
- Sean ConneryDouglas Meredith
- Betsy BrantleyKate
- Lambert WilsonJohann Biari
- Isabel DeanKate's Mother
- Jennifer HilarySarah Meredith
- Anna MasseyJennifer Pierce
- Gérard BuhrBrendel
- Sheila ReidGillian Pierce
Georges ClaisseDieter- KMKathy MarothyDieter's Wife
- TKTerry KingleyGeorg
- ELEmilie LihouOld Woman
- ASAlfred SchmidhauserMartin
Jerry BrouerVan Royen
Marc DuretFrench Student
François CaronFrench Student
Benoît FerreuxFrench Student- AJAlexander JohnMaclean
- MBMichael BurrellHorse Taxi Driver
- FDFrank DuncanFirst Hut Guardian
Robert DietlStation Master
Günter ClemensGuide- SKSkil Kaiser-PassiniEva
Directing · 1
- Fred Zinnemann Director, Producer
Writing · 2
- Michael Austin Writer
- Kay Boyle Short Story
Production · 4
- Peter Beale Executive Producer
- Mary Selway Casting
- Anna Korda Casting
- Margot Capelier Casting
Camera · 1
- Giuseppe Rotunno Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Stuart Baird Editor
Sound · 1
- Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer
Art · 7
- Willy Holt Production Design
- Kathrin Brunner Art Direction
- Marc Frédérix Art Direction
- Gérard Viard Art Direction
- Daniel Nicolas Garbade Set Decoration
- Don Dossett Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Emma Porteous Costume Design
- Christopher Tucker Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Peter Robb-King Makeup Artist
- George Frost Makeup Supervisor
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