"An Absolute Ball"
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
Social & External
The people behind it
Elizabeth Taylor
Zee Blakeley
Michael Caine
Robert Blakeley
Susannah York
Stella
Margaret Leighton
Gladys
John Standing
Gordon
Mary Larkin
Rita
Michael Cashman
Gavin
Gino Melvazzi
Head Waiter
Richard O'Brien
Party Guest
James Payne
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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