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BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann. The screenplay was written by Charles Schnee, John Michael Hayes, and John O'Hara. The cast includes Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, and Dina Merrill. Produced by Pandro S. Berman, the film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. Its narrative is set in New York City, where filming also took place.
The movie has a runtime of 109 minutes and explores themes such as prostitution, pianists, modeling, and marrying money. It was released on November 4, 1960. The production team included Joseph Ruttenberg as director of photography, Ralph E. Winters as film editor, George Davis as production designer, and Helen Rose as costume designer. Bronisław Kaper composed the music.
BUtterfield 8 received an Academy Award for Best Actress. Elizabeth Taylor was nominated for this award. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.3 based on 7,769 votes. It also has a Metascore of 48 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 47%.
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6.3Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into money.
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Gloria Wandrous
- Laurence Harvey as Weston Liggett
- Eddie Fisher as Steve Carpenter
- Dina Merrill as Emily Liggett
- Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Wandrous
- Betty Field as Mrs. Fanny Thurber
Themes
- pianist
- modeling
- marrying money
- 1930s
- mink coat
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
7,769 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
47%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostitution
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Screenwriter
- John O'Hara
- Cast member
- Carmen Mathews
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 521017
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Butterfield8 movieposter.jpg
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- publication date
- 1960-01-01
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- title
- BUtterfield 8
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- George Davis
- costume designer
- Helen Rose
- Commons category
- BUtterfield 8
- review score
- 47%
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