The Grass Is Greener (1960)
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- Approved
- 1h 44min
- Comedy, Drama
- 23 Dec 1960 (USA)
- Movie
Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.
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Awards:
- 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Cary Grant | ... |
Victor Rhyall
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Deborah Kerr | ... |
Hilary Rhyall
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Robert Mitchum | ... |
Charles Delacro
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Jean Simmons | ... |
Hattie Durant
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Moray Watson | ... |
Trevor Sellers
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Joan Benham | ... |
Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
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Aileen Lewis | ... |
Lady on Country House Guided Tour (uncredited)
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Leonard Llewellyn | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Elisabeth Orion | ... |
Fair-Haired Woman (uncredited)
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Terry Sartain | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Alecia St Leger | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Emile Stemmler | ... |
Waiter with Card (uncredited)
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Gwen Watford | ... |
Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stanley Donen |
Written by
Hugh Williams | ... | (screenplay) and |
Margaret Vyner | ... | (screenplay) (as Margaret Williams) |
Hugh Williams | ... | (play) and |
Margaret Vyner | ... | (play) (as Margaret Williams) |
Produced by
Stanley Donen | ... | producer |
Cary Grant | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
James H. Ware | ... | associate producer (as James Ware) |
Music by
Noël Coward | ... | (as Noel Coward) |
Cinematography by
Christopher Challis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Jim Clark | ... | (as James Clark) |
Editorial Department
Mary Kessel | ... | assistant editor |
Russ Hill | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Paul Sheriff |
Makeup Department
Eric Allwright | ... | makeup artist |
Gordon Bond | ... | hair stylist |
John O'Gorman | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Richard Goodwin | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Stevens | ... | assistant director |
Michael Stevenson | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Claude Watson | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Vernon Dixon | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
Maurice Askew | ... | sound recordist |
John Cox | ... | sound supervisor |
John W. Mitchell | ... | sound recordist |
Peter Musgrave | ... | dubbing editor |
John Aldred | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Austin Dempster | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hardy Amies | ... | clothes: Miss Kerr |
John Wilson-Apperson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as John Wilson Apperson) |
Music Department
Noël Coward | ... | songwriter: lyrics (as Noel Coward) / songwriter: music (as Noel Coward) |
Douglas Gamley | ... | music arranger |
Muir Mathieson | ... | conductor |
Len Stevens | ... | music arranger |
Douglas Gamley | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Shirley Barnes | ... | continuity girl |
Additional Crew
Maurice Binder | ... | main title designer |
Arthur Carroll | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
Mike Kaplan | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Maurice Landsberger | ... | assistant production accountant (uncredited) |
Una Pearl | ... | double (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal International)
- Empire Universal Films (1960) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1961) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1961) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1961) (France) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1961) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Española (1963) (Spain) (theatrical)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1972) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Video Collection International (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Crystal Screen Entertainment (1987) (Australia) (video)
- Télé Monte Carlo (1989) (Italy) (tv)
- Rete 4 (1991) (Italy) (tv)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1993) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- PolyGram Video (1997) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (VHS)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- 9Gem (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (2020) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Universal Pictures Japan (1961) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2018) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2018) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1993) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Christian Dior (clothes: Miss Simmons)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Victor and Hilary are so down on their luck that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But when millionaire oil tycoon Charles Delacro visits, he takes a liking to more than the house. Then Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old-fashioned love triangle.
Written by Tim Kearns |
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Taglines | Ever See a Four-Sided Triangle? See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | It originally was intended by director Stanley Donen that Cary Grant would play the part of "Delacro", the American tourist, whilst Rex Harrison and his real-life wife Kay Kendall were cast as "Victor Rhyall" and "Hattie", respectively. But Kendall died soon after completing an earlier Donen film, Once More, with Feeling! (1960), and Harrison dropped out of the film because of this. Grant agreed to play Victor instead of Delacro, and both Rock Hudson and Charlton Heston were approached about playing the American character. Both refused, and Robert Mitchum was cast quite late in the proceedings, making no fuss at all about taking third-billing. Grant often claimed this had "saved the film" and praised his performance highly. See more » |
Goofs | When Victor and Charles play billiards, they use straight-rail billiard balls (two white, one red) on a table with pockets (on which 9, 10, or 15 balls, plus a cue ball, are used). See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Stately Homes Of England See more » |
Crazy Credits | Babies, some of them naked, on a lawn, are shown as if they were the cast and crew. For example, as the camera crew's names are shown, the babies are seen trying to work a camera; the "editor" is a baby tugging on a film strip, and so on. See more » |
Quotes |
Victor Rhyall:
Sellers, have you seen my Bible? Trevor Sellers: I'm afraid I've got it. I wanted to look something up. Victor Rhyall: First you borrow my Times, now you pinch my Bible. That's democracy running amok! Trevor Sellers: I'm extremely sorry, my lord. I'll put it back beside your bed. Victor Rhyall: Anyway, you should have a Bible of your own! Trevor Sellers: Well, the one you're using is mine, my lord. See more » |