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Sons and Lovers
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Sons and Lovers is a 1960 British drama film directed by Jack Cardiff and produced by Jerry Wald. The screenplay was written by T. E. B. Clarke and Gavin Lambert, based on the novel of the same name. The cast includes Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller, and Mary Ure. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios and filmed at Pinewood Studios.
The movie was released in the United Kingdom and is presented in black-and-white. Its runtime is 103 minutes. The original language is English, with a musical score by Mario Nascimbene. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand.
Sons and Lovers received several accolades, including the National Board of Review Award for Best Film and recognition as a Top Ten Film. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Director. The film holds a review score of 6.9 out of 10 and 67 percent on review aggregators.
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6.5The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.
Cast
- Mary Ure as Clara Dawes
- Trevor Howard as Walter Morel
- Dean Stockwell as Paul Morel
- Wendy Hiller as Gertrude Morel
- Heather Sears as Miriam Leivers
- William Lucas as William Morel
Themes
- based on novel or book
- heart attack
- family relationships
- nottingham
- black and white
- mining town
- death of mother
- coal mine
- drunkenness
- 1900s
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
1,818 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 16 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Sons and Lovers
- Director
- Jack Cardiff
- Screenwriter
- Gavin Lambert
- Cast member
- Rosalie Crutchley
- Composer
- Mario Nascimbene
- Producer
- Jerry Wald
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Freddie Francis
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 110410
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1960-01-01
- title
- Sons and Lovers
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 67%
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