The Yellow Rolls-Royce
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| Directed by | Anthony Asquith |
| Produced by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Written by | Terence Rattigan |
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Rex Harrison Jeanne Moreau |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | Frank Clarke |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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122 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5.4 million (USA) 949,156 admissions (France) |
The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1964 dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for The V.I.P.s (1963).
Apparently adapting an idea from In Those Days, a 1947 German drama by Helmut Käutner that had its US premiere in March 1951,The Yellow Rolls-Royce uses a yellow 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II to frame the story of three very different owners: an English aristocrat, a Miami gangster and a wealthy American widow. It is set in the years up to and including the start of World War II.
Prompted by the production team's success with The V.I.P.s, the film boasts a similar all-star cast, including Rex Harrison, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Omar Sharif, George C. Scott, Isa Miranda, Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau.
The soundtrack song "Forget Domani" by Riz Ortolani won Best Original Song at the 23rd Golden Globe Awards. Another tune, "Mae", for the Scott-MacLaine-Delon section of the film, was also released in several versions.
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