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Mood:
- EmotionalStylizedBleakWitty
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Plot:
- Crumbling MarriageCouple RelationsInfidelityParents and ChildrenLove and RomanceMind and SoulCouplesFamily Problems more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- New YorkPhiladelphiaUSA
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Drugs/AlcoholSexual Content
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From the Terrace, 1960
English
USA
Profile of From the Terrace
The mood of From the Terrace is emotional, stylized, and bleak. The plot centers around a crumbling marriage, infidelity, and family problems. It is a drama and romance movie. Stylistically, From the Terrace is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Philadelphia and New York. From the Terrace happens in the 1950s. It is based on a book. Note that it includes drugs/alcohol and sexual content.
Summary of From the Terrace
Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) returns home after World War II, driven to be as successful as possible out of hatred toward his wealthy father (Leon Ames). He is unendingly ambitious: founding an aircraft construction company with his friend Lex (George Grizzard), marrying a socialite (Joanne Woodward) and leveraging a fortunate encounter with a powerful financier (Felix Aylmer) ]into a new career. When he meets the beautiful, truthful Natalie (Ina Balin), Alfred has a crisis of conscience.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 July 1960 |
| Runtime: | 149 min |
Cast and Crew
as David Alfred Eaton
as Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton
