Movie
Splendor in the Grass
Overview
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
Details
- Release date
- 1961-10-10
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Newton Productions, NBI Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Natalie Wood as Wilma "Deanie" Loomis
- Warren Beatty as Bud Stamper
- Pat Hingle as Ace Stamper
- Audrey Christie as Mrs. Loomis
- Barbara Loden as Ginny Stamper
- Zohra Lampert as Angelina
- Fred Stewart as Del Loomis
- John McGovern as Doc Smiley
- Jan Norris as Juanita Howard
- Martine Bartlett as Miss Metcalf
- Gary Lockwood as Allen 'Toots' Tuttle
- Sandy Dennis as Kay
Crew
- Elia Kazan - Director
- William Inge - Writer
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