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The Sandpiper

1965 · 117 min

A slow, earnest romantic drama about conflicting ideals, with a melancholic undertow and moments of quiet tension.

Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
From the beginning, they knew it was wrong....but nothing could keep them apart!
Overview
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • freedom
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Dalton Trumbo, Michael Wilson
Starring
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert Webber, James Edwards, Torin Thatcher, Tom Drake
Music
Johnny Mandel
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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