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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)

1h 43m | PG-13

⭐ 6.7 / 10

Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman husband, 20 years her senior, has been the angel for the play and gives her a way out: They are off to a holiday in Rome for his health. He suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Mrs. Stone stays in Rome. She leases a magnificent apartment with a view of the seven hills from the terrace. Then the contessa comes calling to introduce a young man named Paolo to her. The contessa knows many presentable young men and lonely American widows.

Director: José Quintero

Studio: Seven Arts Productions

Genre: Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

as Karen Stone

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

as Paolo di Leo

Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya

as Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales

Coral Browne

Coral Browne

as Meg

Jill St. John

Jill St. John

as Barbara Bingham

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

as Stefano