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Hot Spell

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1958 film by George Cukor, Daniel Mann

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5.9

Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.

Released: 1958-05-2186 minDir: George CukorDrama

Cast

  • Shirley Booth as Alma Duval
  • Anthony Quinn as Jack Duval
  • Shirley MacLaine as Virginia Duval
  • Earl Holliman as Buddy Duval
  • Eileen Heckart as Fan
  • Clint Kimbrough as Billy Duval

Themes

  • adultery
  • depression
  • husband wife relationship
  • based on play or musical
  • family relationships
  • dysfunctional marriage
  • unfaithfulness
  • extramarital affair

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

587 votes

Year
1958
Runtime
86 min
Genres
Drama
Rated
Unrated
Awards
1 nomination

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
George Cukor
Screenwriter
James Poe
Composer
Alex North
Cinematographer
Loyal Griggs
Narrative location
New Orleans
Duration
86
FilmAffinity ID
855762
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publication date
1958-01-01
title
Hot Spell
distributed by
Paramount Pictures
film editor
Warren Low
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