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Country Girl
Alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) is given one last chance to make a comeback--and save his relationship with his frustrated wife Georgie (Grace Kelly)--when Broadway director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) offers him a starring role in a new musical. Based on the stage play by Clifford Odets, director George .. Read more
| Starring | Jacqueline Fontaine, Gene Reynolds, William Holden, John W. Reynolds |
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| Director | George Seaton |
| Genres | Drama |
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Country Girl
Alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) is given one last chance to make a comeback--and save his relationship with his frustrated wife Georgie (Grace Kelly)--when Broadway director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) offers him a starring role in a new musical. Based on the stage play by Clifford Odets, director George Seaton's deeply moving adaptation is driven by the powerful performances of its three leads and garnered seven Academy Award nominations, including a win by Kelly for Best Actress. Remade in 1982 with Dick Van Dyke and Faye Dunaway.
| Starring | Jacqueline Fontaine, Gene Reynolds, William Holden, John W. Reynolds, Anthony Ross, Bing Crosby, Robert Kent, Eddie Ryder, Grace Kelly |
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| Director | George Seaton |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Nov 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Grace Kelly won a best actress Oscar for her role as the wife of alcoholic has-been actor Bing Crosby in this version of Clifford Odets's turgid play, which also won director George Seaton an Academy Award for his screenplay. William Holden plays the theatre director who becomes embroiled with Kelly. With hindsight, and the demise of all three principles, the film has an extra piquancy, provided the viewer knows that in real life Kelly was romantically involved with both Crosby and Holden. Crosby is excellent, and Kelly isn't far behind, but many felt the Oscar should have gone to Judy Garland for A Star Is Born. According to Groucho Marx, it was “the greatest robbery since Brink's”.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Bing is a BRILLIANT actor!
I was surprised how good an actor Bing Crosby was, especially the scene where he is listening to some music on the radio and it reminds him of how his son was killed. This must be the best Bing Crosby film I've seen, even better than the Road films!
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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Plain Jane stuff
Bracing as it is to see Crosby playing something other than a crooning priest (and he's excellent here as an alcoholic actor attempting a comeback), the material itself is like a turgid version of 'A Star is Born' and much more artificial. Kelly too steps out of her normal comfort zone to play a shrewish wife, and Holden does his trademark sardonic character, but despite the quality of acting, this is hard stuff to engage with.
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Alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) is given one last chance to make a comeback--and save his relationship with his frustrated wife Georgie (Grace Kelly)--when Broadway director Bernie ... -