Splendor in the grass

The Resource Splendor in the grass

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Splendor in the grass

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Elia Kazan production for Newton Productions, Inc. ; written by William Inge ; directed by Elia Kazan

Title variation

Elia Kazan's production of Splendor in the grass

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Summary

Deanie is a beautiful and sensitive teenager who would do whatever her mother and her 1928 Kansas hometown find proper. Her boyfriend, Bud, has intense desires for Deanie and the two are very much in love. But, sexual pressures in society creates a rift in their relationship. She restrains herself while Bud acts on them, but with another girl. Bud's actions drive Deanie to madness. She is committed into an institution while Bud reluctantly obeys his father and enrolls in Yale. The stock market crash of '29 hits and changes the lives of both their families. Together they learn the harsh lesson of love and life

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; music composed and conducted by David Amram ; associate producers, William Inge, Charles H. Maguire ; film editor, Gene Milford ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; costume designer, Anna Hill Johnstone ; sound, Edward Johnstone, Richard Vorisek ; assistant director, Don Kranze ; set decorator, Gene Callahan ; choreographer, George Tapps

Language note

In English with optional English SDH or French subtitles

PerformerNote

Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert, Warren Beatty, Fred Stewart, Joanna Roos, John McGovern, Jan Norris, Martine Bartlett, Gary Lockwood, Sandy Dennis, Crystal Field, Marla Adams, Lynn Loring, Phyllis Diller, Sean Garrison

Runtime

124

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Context

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