The read
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractive daughter—who is a lawyer—to stop the takeover. However, the raider soon becomes infatuated with her, and enjoys the legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
159 audience votes
Key crew
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Alvin SargentScreenplay
- Norman JewisonDirector
Cast
- Danny DeVitoLawrence Garfield
- Gregory PeckAndrew Jorgenson
- Penelope Ann MillerKate Sullivan
- Piper LaurieBea Sullivan
- Dean JonesBill Coles
- R. D. CallArthur
- Mo GaffneyHarriet
- Bette HenritzeEmma
- Tom AldredgeOzzie
- Leila KenzleMarcia
- Cullen O. JohnsonGus
- William De AcutisPfeiffer
Stills
Themes
materialismfinancial transactions