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Splendor in the Grass

Synopsis:

1961's premiere "date" movie represented the screen debut of Warren Beatty. Set in the 1920s, William Inge's screenplay concerns the superheated romance between working-class high schooler Natalie Wood and rich kid Beatty. Trying their best to keep their relationship from going "all the way," Beatty and Wood go through a series of unsatisfying interim romances. The troubled Wood attempts suicide and is sent to a mental institution, while Beatty impregnates freewheeling waitress Zohra Lampert. Wood and Beatty still carry a torch for one another, but circumstances preclude their getting together -- and besides, Wood suddenly realizes that she's outgrown the still-floundering Beatty.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Elia Kazan
  • Studio: Warner Brothers
  • Year: 1961
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color

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