Middle of the Night (1959)

Directed by

Delbert Mann

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged widower falls in love with a younger woman who works for him. They face public scrutiny and their own doubts about the age difference.

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What happens

Middle of the Night is a 1959 American drama film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Kim Novak and Fredric March. This story of a May–December romance was adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from his own 1954 teleplay and 1956 Broadway play, both of the same name. The film was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, and was released by Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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