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Summertime (1955)

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All the pent-up yearning of her life was finally fulfilled ... amid the splendor of the world's most fabulous city!

Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings to finance a summer in romantic Venice, where she finally meets the man of her dreams, the elegant Renato Di Rossi.

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Cast & Crew

Director
David Lean
  • Profile picture of Katharine Hepburn
    Jane Hudson Katharine Hepburn
  • Profile picture of Rossano Brazzi
    Renato de Rossi Rossano Brazzi
  • Profile picture of Isa Miranda
    Signora Fiorini Isa Miranda
  • Profile picture of Darren McGavin
    Eddie Yaeger Darren McGavin
  • Profile picture of Mari Aldon
    Phyl Yaeger Mari Aldon
  • Profile picture of Jane Rose
    Edith McIlhenny Jane Rose
  • Profile picture of MacDonald Parke
    Lloyd McIlhenny MacDonald Parke
  • Profile picture of Jeremy Spenser
    Vito de Rossi Jeremy Spenser

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