Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1962 · 2h 22m

Tender Is the Night

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Director
Henry King
Cast
Jennifer Jones as Nicole Diver (née Warren) Jason Robards as Dick Diver Jill St. John as Rosemary Hoyt Joan Fontaine as Baby Warren Tom Ewell as Abe North Cesare Danova as Tommy Barban
Crew
Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography William Reynolds — Editor Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer Ivan Moffat — Screenplay F. Scott Fitzgerald — Novel Henry T. Weinstein — Producer
Synopsis

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.

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Mood & Themes
adulterybased on novel or bookamerican dreamambitionplayboyfrench rivieranervous breakdownexpatriatepsychiatrymental health1920sactress
Key Collaborators
Henry King Director Leon Shamroy Director of Photography William Reynolds Editor Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer Ivan Moffat Screenplay F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel Henry T. Weinstein Producer Marjorie Best Costume Design
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