Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
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- PG
- 1h 33min
- Drama
- 30 Aug 1974 (Ireland)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Joanne Woodward | ... |
Rita
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Martin Balsam | ... |
Harry
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Sylvia Sidney | ... |
Rita's Mother
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Tresa Hughes | ... |
Betty
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Dori Brenner | ... |
Anna
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Ron Rickards | ... |
Bobby
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Win Forman | ... |
Fred
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Peter Marklin | ... |
Joel
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Nancy Andrews | ... |
Mrs. Hungerford (voice)
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Minerva Pious | ... |
Woman in Theatre
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Sol Frieder | ... |
Man in Theatre
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Helen Ludlam | ... |
Grandmother
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Grant Code | ... |
Grandfather
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Gaetano Lisi | ... |
Student in Theatre
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Lee Jackson | ... |
Carl
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Charlotte Oberley | ... |
Waitress
(as Charlet Oberley)
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John Scott | ... |
Elderly Gentleman
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Jane Hilary | ... |
English Saleslady
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Dennis Wayne | ... |
Bobby's Friend
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jill Goldston | ... |
Underground Passenger (uncredited)
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Trent Gough | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Jay Rasumny | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gilbert Cates |
Written by
Stewart Stern | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Jack Brodsky | ... | producer |
Gilbert Cates | ... | producer |
Phil Feldman | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Johnny Mandel |
Cinematography by
Gerald Hirschfeld | ... | director of photography (as Jerry Hirschfeld) |
Editing by
Sidney Katz |
Editorial Department
Nanci Katz | ... | assistant film editor (as Nancy Katz) |
Virginia Katz | ... | assistant film editor |
Casting By
Shirley Rich |
Production Design by
Peter Dohanos |
Set Decoration by
Philip Smith |
Costume Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone |
Makeup Department
Fern Buchner | ... | makeup artist (as Fern Buckner) |
Joan Carpenter | ... | hairdresser: Europe |
Romaine Greene | ... | hairdresser |
Bill Lodge | ... | makeup artist: Europe |
Production Management
Andrew Donally | ... | unit manager: Europe |
David W. Orton | ... | unit manager: Europe |
Roger M. Rothstein | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Green | ... | third assistant director: Europe |
Michael Hertzberg | ... | first assistant director |
Neil A. Machlis | ... | second assistant director (as Neil Machlis) |
Joel Tuber | ... | dga trainee |
Nigel Wooll | ... | second assistant director: Europe |
Art Department
Freddie Harrison | ... | side prop: Europe (as Fred Harrison) |
John Hughes | ... | scenic artist |
Ted Tester | ... | assistant art director: Europe |
Thomas Wright | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Arthur Bloom | ... | boom operator |
Stan Hains | ... | boom operator: Europe |
Jack C. Jacobsen | ... | sound mixer |
Peter Sutton | ... | sound mixer: Europe |
Dick Vorisek | ... | re-recordist (as Richard Vorisek) |
Neal Marshad | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Brennan | ... | gaffer: Europe |
Ray Connors | ... | best boy |
Adger W. Cowans | ... | stillman (as Adger Cowans) |
Tony Cridlin | ... | camera grip: Europe |
Bernard Ford | ... | camera operator: Europe |
Alec Hirschfeld | ... | assistant camera |
Marc Hirschfeld | ... | assistant camera |
Milton Moshlak | ... | gaffer |
Bill Reinhart | ... | key grip (as William Reinhardt) |
Mike Rutter | ... | focus: Europe (as Michael Rutter) |
William H. Steiner | ... | camera operator (as William Steiner) |
Albert Taffet | ... | camera operator (as Al Taffet) |
Stephen Smith | ... | clapper loader: Europe (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Michael Chinich | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Don Phillips | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Putnam | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Barbara Robinson | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
James Fanning | ... | teamster captain |
Additional Crew
Dorian Cusick | ... | assistant to producer |
Nancy B. Dodds | ... | director's secretary (as Nancy Dodds) |
Ira Gallen | ... | assistant to the production (as Ira H. Gallen) |
Christine Hoene | ... | assistant to producer |
Shari Leibowitz | ... | production coordinator / production secretary |
Scott MacDonough | ... | unit publicist (as Scott McDonough) |
David Wiener | ... | accountant (uncredited) |
Thanks
Ingmar Bergman | ... | acknowledgment: "Wild Strawberries" sequence courtesy (as Mr. Ingmar Bergman) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1973) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1974) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Columbia Filmes (1978) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1974) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Joffrey Ballet (courtesy of: Dennis Wayne's appearance)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (courtesy of: "Wild Strawberries" sequence)
- Talent Services Associates Inc. (extra casting)
- Cinemobile System (locations)
- Film Opticals (opticals)
- F. Hillsberg (titles)
- The People of New York (producers' grateful appreciation: for their help in the making of this film)
- The People of London (producers' grateful appreciation: for their help in the making of this film)
- The People of Bastogne (producers' grateful appreciation: for their help in the making of this film)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Rita Walden is a depressed middle-aged New Yorker. Always tired, Rita is prone to nightmares, and when she does dream more pleasant thoughts, they are of her childhood on the family farm. In her mind, she settled for second best when she married her optometrist husband, Harry, as she still thinks about what life would have been like with the older farm-boy on whom she had a crush at age 12½. She is constantly bickering with her mother, her sister Betty and her grown-up daughter Anna, who has issues of her own. Rita is also estranged from her son Bobby, upon whom she is in denial about his homosexual-orientation. After Rita's mother dies suddenly, Rita is on the verge of a nervous breakdown in dealing with her mother's estate, especially when the family talks about selling her beloved farm which she still intends on passing on to Bobby. Harry thinks that a European vacation would help Rita clear her mind, with the possibility of visiting Bobby who is currently living in Amsterdam. Although Rita faces some crises on the trip, much of her thoughts do clear after seeing Harry revisit Bastogne, his first time there since his World War II battle days. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Beautiful. Frigid. She is called a Snow Queen. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Features Sylvia Sidney's only Oscar-nominated performance. See more » |
Goofs | When the gurney is wheeled out of the ER, the sheet over the body is relatively flat. When Rita is next to the gurney, the sheet is elevated due to the body's arms being across the body. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist (1974). See more » |
Soundtracks | Where is your Heart See more » |
Quotes |
Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother:
I thought I was having a heart attack. See more » |