Love Among the Ruins (film)

Love Among the Ruins
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Directed by	George Cukor
Produced by	Allan Davis
Written by	James Costigan
Starring	Katharine Hepburn Laurence Olivier
Music by	John Barry
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	John F. Burnett
Distributed by	American Broadcasting Company
	6 March 1975
	100 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Love Among the Ruins is a British Katharine Hepburn and Sir Laurence Olivier. It first aired on ABC-TV, in the U.S.

Set in Edwardian England, Love Among the Ruins tells the story of Jessica Medlicott (Hepburn), an aging grande dame, formerly an actress of the London theatre. When Medlicott is accused by a young man of seducing and then abandoning him, she retains the services of the greatest barrister in Britain (Olivier), who turns out to be a former suitor still in love with her.

The show won several Emmy Awards, including Hepburn and Olivier for Outstanding Performance, and Cukor for Outstanding Directing.

Cast

Hepburn and Olivier filming Love Among the Ruins (1975)

Katharine Hepburn ... Jessica Medlicott
Laurence Olivier ... Sir Arthur Granville-Jones
Colin Blakely ... J.F. Devine
Richard Pearson ... Druce
Joan Sims ... Fanny Pratt
Leigh Lawson ... Alfred Pratt
Gwen Nelson ... Hermione Davis
Robert Harris ... The Judge
Peter Reeves ... Maiden
John Blythe ... Tipstall
Arthur Hewlett ... The Usher
John Dunbar ... The Clerk of the Court
Ian Sinclair ... Pratt's Solicitor
Mervyn Pascoe ... 1st Barrister
Colin Thomas ... 2nd Barrister
Lincoln Wright ... 3rd Barrister
Edward Arthur ... 4th Barrister
John Bromley ... 5th Barrister
Leslie Southwick ... 6th Barrister
Stanley Platts ... Foreman of the Jury
Philip Lennard ... 1st Reporter
Peter Lund ... 2nd Reporter
Frank Forsyth ... Jessop
John G. Heller ... Headwaiter
Rosamond Burne ... 1st Woman Spectator
Carol Fairweather ... 2nd Woman Spectator
Jacqueline Clarke ... Miss Pratt
T.C. Hogan ... Teplow

References

External links

Love Among the Ruins at the Internet Movie Database
Love Among the Ruins at AllMovie

Categories

English-language films
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1975 films
1970s comedy-drama films
1970s romantic comedy films
British television films
British films
Peabody Award winning broadcasts
Television series by Pinewood Studios
Films directed by George Cukor
Pinewood Studios films
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Love Among the Ruins (film)