Period of Adjustment (film)

Period of Adjustment

Theatrical film poster
Directed by George Roy Hill
Produced by Lawrence Weingarten
Written by Tennessee Williams (play)
Screenplay by Isobel Lennart
Based on Period of Adjustment (play)
Starring Anthony Franciosa
Jane Fonda
Jim Hutton
Lois Nettleton
John McGiver
Music by Lyn Murray
Cinematography Paul Vogel
Edited by Fredric Steinkamp
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • October 31, 1962 (1962-10-31)
Running time
112 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1.9 million[1]
Box office $4 million[1]

Period of Adjustment is a 1962 American comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill, his first feature-length film, based on the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams.

Plot summary

On Christmas Eve, two married couples are both having a period of difficulty in their relationship. Newlyweds Isabel (Jane Fonda) and George Haverstick (Jim Hutton) are having a problem because George has bouts of performance anxiety. The second couple, Ralph (Anthony Franciosa) and Dorothea Baitz (Lois Nettleton), have their problems based on the fact that he married her for her money—and she knows it.[2]

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $2,750,000 in North America and $1.5 million overseas, making the studio a profit of $558,000.[1]

Awards

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction (George Davis, Edward Carfagno, Henry Grace, Dick Pefferle).[3]

Jane Fonda was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. http://www.allmovie.com/work/period-of-adjustment-37763
  3. "NY Times: Period of Adjustment". NY Times. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
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