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The V.I.P.s (1963)

The V.I.P.s poster
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
16
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of wealthy and well-known travelers get stuck at an airport due to fog. They each deal with personal crises while waiting for their flights to leave.

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What happens

The V.I.P.s (also known as Hotel International) is a 1963 British comedy-drama film in Metrocolor and Panavision. It was directed by Anthony Asquith, produced by Anatole de Grunwald, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was written by Terence Rattigan, with a music score by Miklós Rózsa. It has an all-star cast, including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Louis Jourdan, Elsa Martinelli, Maggie Smith, Rod Taylor, Orson Welles, and Margaret Rutherford, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. The costumes are by Pierre Cardin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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