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Autumn Leaves (film)

Autumn Leaves
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Original theatrical poster
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Produced by William Goetz
Written by Jean Rouverol
Hugo Butler
Lewis Meltzer
Robert Blees
Starring Joan Crawford
Cliff Robertson
Vera Miles
Music by Hans J. Salter
Cinematography Charles Lang
Edited by Michael Luciano
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 1, 1956 (1956-08-01)
Running time
108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1.1 million (US)
11,216 admissions (France)

Autumn Leaves is a 1956 American drama film by Columbia Pictures starring Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in an older woman/younger man tale of mental illness. The screenplay was written by Jean Rouverol and Hugo Butler, though it was credited to Jack Jevne, Rouverol and Butler being blacklisted at the time of the film's release.

The film was directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by William Goetz. Aldrich won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival.

Spinsterish Millicent "Millie" Wetherby (Joan Crawford) works at home as a self-employed typist. One evening in a diner, she meets a lonely Army veteran named Burt Hanson (Cliff Robertson). They share a romantic date at the beach, kissing amidst the crashing waves, but Millie tells Burt to date someone his own age. A month later, Burt is waiting for the still-lonely Millie at her home and the two celebrate his new job at a department store. He proposes to her in a movie theater, and while she initially rejects the proposal, she reconsiders when she sees him walking away.

The next day, the couple gets married in Mexico. However, on the marriage license, he lists his place of birth as Chicago, though he had earlier told her he was born in Racine, Wisconsin. Once home, Burt's ex-wife, Virginia (Vera Miles), appears, which shocks Millie because Burt told her that he had never been married. Virginia gives her a property settlement that she wants Burt to sign and tells her that Burt is a habitual liar about his life and his past. Millie also learns that Burt's father (Lorne Greene) is in Los Angeles to find him.


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