Drama · United States of America · 1969 · 1h 52m

The Happy Ending

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Director
Richard Brooks
Cast
Jean Simmons as Mary Wilson John Forsythe as Fred Wilson Shirley Jones as Flo Harrigan Lloyd Bridges as Sam Teresa Wright as Mrs. Spencer Dick Shawn as Harry Bricker
Crew
Conrad Hall — Director of Photography George Grenville — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Richard Brooks — Writer Richard Brooks — Producer Rita Riggs — Costume Design
Tagline

Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married.

Synopsis

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.

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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipdenver, coloradobahamassexual revolutionflashbackdysfunctional marriagenassausexual liberationbored housewife1960sfailed marriagedepressed woman
Key Collaborators
Richard Brooks Director Conrad Hall Director of Photography George Grenville Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Richard Brooks Writer Richard Brooks Producer Rita Riggs Costume Design
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