The read
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian G. HuttonDirector
- Edna O'BrienWriter
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Elizabeth TaylorZee Blakeley
- Michael CaineRobert Blakeley
- Susannah YorkStella
- Margaret LeightonGladys
- John StandingGordon
- Mary LarkinRita
- Michael CashmanGavin
- Gino MelvazziHead Waiter
- Richard O'BrienParty Guest
- James PayneTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshipromance