The Country Girl
Also known as Country Girl
1954 film by George Seaton
Film · TMDB
7.0An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.
Released: 1954-12-15104 minDir: George SeatonDrama
Cast
- Bing Crosby as Frank Elgin
- Grace Kelly as Georgie Elgin
- William Holden as Bernie Dodd
- Anthony Ross as Philip Cook
- Gene Reynolds as Larry
- Jacqueline Fontaine as Lounge Singer
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- show business
- entertainer
- loyalty
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The Country Girl is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and William Holden. Adapted by Seaton from Clifford Odets's 1950 play of the same name, the film is about an alcoholic has-been actor who is given one last chance to resurrect his career. The film was entered in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay while Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, which previously had earned Uta Hagen her first Tony Award in the play's original Broadway production. The role was as the alcoholic actor's long-suffering wife.