"Here is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened!"

1936

1h 41m

7.1(149 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Walter Huston

Sam Dodsworth

Ruth Chatterton

Fran Dodsworth

Paul Lukas

Arnold Iselin

Mary Astor

Edith Cortright

David Niven

Captain Clyde Lockert

Gregory Gaye

Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf

Maria Ouspenskaya

Baroness Von Obersdorf

Odette Myrtil

Renée de Penable

Spring Byington

Matey Pearson

Harlan Briggs

Tubby Pearson

Creative team

Directed by: William Wyler
Written by: Sidney Howard
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn

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