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Written on the Wind (1956)
Directed by Douglas Sirk
“This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!”
Drama, Romance · 1h 39m
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Cast
Rock Hudson
Mitch Wayne
Lauren Bacall
Lucy Moore Hadley
Robert Stack
Kyle Hadley
Dorothy Malone
Marylee Hadley
Robert Keith
Jasper Hadley
Grant Williams
Biff Miley
Robert J. Wilke
Dan Willis
Edward Platt
Dr. Paul Cochrane
Harry Shannon
Hoak Wayne
John Larch
Roy Carter
J
Joseph Granby
R.J. Courtney
Roy Glenn
Sam
Crew
- Director
- Douglas Sirk
- Screenplay
- George Zuckerman
- Novel
- Robert Wilder
- Director of Photography
- Russell Metty
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Editor
- Russell F. Schoengarth
- Producer
- Albert Zugsmith
Details
- Release date
- 1956-10-04
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures
- Budget
- $1,300,000
- Box office
- $4,300,000