The Other Side of Midnight (1977)

Directed by

Charles Jarrott

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman seeks revenge on a man who wronged her in her past. She uses her beauty and charm to manipulate him and the people around him.

slow-burnmelodramatictenseromanticdatedsoapyintenseglossy

What happens

The Other Side of Midnight is a 1977 American drama film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, and Susan Sarandon. Herman Raucher and Daniel Taradash wrote the screenplay based on Sidney Sheldon's 1973 novel of the same name. Today, the film is best known as being part of a package deal 20th Century Fox's American distributors arranged to ensure a film the company had little confidence in, Star Wars, would be exhibited in its initial 1977 release. As it turned out, Star Wars was a smash success that would completely overshadow The Other Side of Midnight. The film was largely panned by critics for its long runtime (165 minutes) and "melodramatic" tone. It currently holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, reflecting the generally negative critical consensus described in historical overviews of the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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