Forever Amber (film)

Infobox Film | name = Forever Amber


caption =Theatrical release poster
director = Otto Preminger
John M. Stahl (uncredited)
producer = William Perlberg
writer =
starring =Linda Darnell
Cornel Wilde
Richard Greene
George Sanders
music = David Raksin
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
released = October 10, 1947 (U.S. release)
runtime = 138 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget = $6,000,000 (estimated)
imdb_id = 0039391

"Forever Amber" is a 1947 film directed by Otto Preminger and starring Linda Darnell and Cornell Wilde. "citation|last=Guttridge|first=Peter|title=Obituary: Kathleen Winsor: Author of the racy bestseller 'Forever Amber'|newspaper=The Independent (London, England)|date=May 29, 2003|page=20] It was based on the book of the same name. It also starred Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Richard Haydn, Dolores Hart, and Jessica Tandy. It was adapted by Jerome Cady, Philip Dunne and Ring Lardner Jr., and directed by Otto Preminger and John M. Stahl. The Hays Office condemned the work, but within a month of its publication the movie rights had been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox.Citation|last=Bernstein|first=Adam|title=Kathleen Winsor, 83, 'Forever Amber' author|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=June 1, 2003|page=A29]

In 1947, Darnell won the starring role in the highly anticipated film adaptation. The character Amber in the novel was so called because of her hair color, and this is the only major film in which Darnell — normally known for her raven hair and somewhat Latin looks — appears as a red head. Publicity at the time compared the novel Forever Amber to Gone with the Wind. The search for the actress to portray Amber, a beauty who uses men to make her fortune in 17th-century England, was modeled on the extensive process that led to the casting of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Original Music Score.

Cast

* Linda Darnell - Amber St. Clair
* Cornel Wilde - Bruce Carlton
* Richard Greene - Lord Harry Almsbury
* George Sanders - King Charles II
* Glenn Langan - Capt. Rex Morgan
* Richard Haydn - Earl of Radcliffe
* Jessica Tandy - Nan Britton
* Anne Revere - Mother Red Cap
* John Russell - Black Jack Mallard
* Jane Ball - Corinne Carlton
* Robert Coote - Sir Thomas Dudley
* Leo G. Carroll - Matt Goodgroome
* Natalie Draper - Countess of Castlemaine
* Margaret Wycherly - Mrs. Spong
* Alma Kruger - Lady Redmond

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039391 "Forever Amber" at IMDB]

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