Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1955 · 1h 40m

Summertime

Summertime poster
Director
David Lean
Cast
Katharine Hepburn as Jane Hudson Rossano Brazzi as Renato de Rossi Isa Miranda as Signora Fiorini Darren McGavin as Eddie Yaeger Mari Aldon as Phyl Yaeger Jane Rose as Edith McIlhenny
Crew
Jack Hildyard — Director of Photography Peter Taylor — Editor Alessandro Cicognini — Original Music Composer David Lean — Screenplay H. E. Bates — Screenplay Ilya Lopert — Producer
Tagline

All the pent-up yearning of her life was finally fulfilled ... amid the splendor of the world's most fabulous city!

Synopsis

Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings to finance a summer in romantic Venice, where she finally meets the man of her dreams, the elegant Renato Di Rossi.

Trailer Summertime — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
venice, italygondolalongingsightseeingvacationloveyoung boylonelinessattractioncanalamerican touristlonely woman
Key Collaborators
David Lean Director Jack Hildyard Director of Photography Peter Taylor Editor Alessandro Cicognini Original Music Composer David Lean Screenplay H. E. Bates Screenplay Ilya Lopert Producer Vincent Korda Production Design Rosi Gori Costume Design
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