The Country Girl (1954)

Directed by

George Seaton

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging actor with a drinking problem gets a chance to revive his career. His long-suffering wife supports him through the challenges.

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What happens

The Country Girl is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and William Holden. Adapted by Seaton from Clifford Odets's 1950 play of the same name, the film is about an alcoholic has-been actor who is given one last chance to resurrect his career. The film was entered in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay while Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, which previously had earned Uta Hagen her first Tony Award in the play's original Broadway production. The role was as the alcoholic actor's long-suffering wife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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