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6.1When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
Released: 1969-12-21112 minDir: Richard BrooksDrama
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Cast
- Jean Simmons as Mary Wilson
- John Forsythe as Fred Wilson
- Shirley Jones as Flo Harrigan
- Lloyd Bridges as Sam
- Teresa Wright as Mrs. Spencer
- Dick Shawn as Harry Bricker
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- denver, colorado
- bahamas
- sexual revolution
- flashback
- dysfunctional marriage
- nassau
- sexual liberation
- bored housewife
- 1960s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Screenwriter
- Richard Brooks
- Cast member
- Clark Gable
- Composer
- Michel Legrand
- Producer
- Richard Brooks
- Cinematographer
- Conrad Hall
- Narrative location
- The Bahamas
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 393619
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Tina Louise In The Happy Ending.JPG
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1969-01-01
- title
- The Happy Ending
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 33%
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