From the Terrace
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Mark Robson |
| Screenplay by | Ernest Lehman |
| Based on |
From the Terrace 1958 novel by John O'Hara |
| Starring |
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Myrna Loy Ina Balin |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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149 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,030,000 |
| Box office | $5.2 million (US/ Canada rentals) |
From the Terrace is a 1960 American drama DeLuxe Color film in CinemaScope directed by Mark Robson and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, George Grizzard and Leon Ames, with a young Barbara Eden appearing in one scene.
The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman based on the 1958 novel by John O'Hara that tells the story of the estranged son of a Pennsylvania factory owner who marries into a prestigious family and moves to New York to seek his fortune.
This was the third movie real-life spouses Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward made together.
In 1946, David Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) returns home from the war to Philadelphia. He finds his mother Martha (Myrna Loy) driven to alcoholism by years of neglect and abuse from her husband Samuel Eaton (Leon Ames), owner of a prestigious iron and steel company. Having withdrawn from his family after the death of his firstborn son thirteen years earlier, Samuel's resentment drove Alfred to turn his back on the family business and strike out on his own with his closest friend, Lex Porter (George Grizzard).
While attending a party at the estate of Lex's wealthy uncle, Alfred is dazzled by Mary St. John (Joanne Woodward), the daughter of a wealthy family. Mary is drawn into a relationship with Alfred and breaks off her secret engagement to Dr. Jim Roper (Patrick O'Neal), defying her parents. After a humiliating argument, Alfred's father falls ill, and Alfred shuns the family business once again to start an aviation company with Lex.
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