A Touch of Class (1973)
-
90% of critics liked it
(10 reviews) -
48% of users liked it
(1,962 ratings)
Producer/director Melvin Frank struck box-office gold when he teamed George Segal with Glenda Jackson in A Touch of Class. Segal plays married insurance executive Steve Blackburn, who can't seem to avoid bumping into divorced fashion designer Vicki Allessio (Glenda Jackson) wherever he goes.… More Producer/director Melvin Frank struck box-office gold when he teamed George Segal with Glenda Jackson in A Touch of Class. Segal plays married insurance executive Steve Blackburn, who can't seem to avoid bumping into divorced fashion designer Vicki Allessio (Glenda Jackson) wherever he goes. Finally bowing to the inevitable, Steve and Vicki fall in love. He suggests a romantic rendezvous in Spain...but nothing, absolutely nothing, goes as planned. A comedy of errors ending on an unexpected note of pathos, A Touch of Class was nominated for four Academy Awards, and earned Glenda Jackson a Best Actress Oscar. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Melvin Frank
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 20, 1973 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 5, 2002
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
-
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
One of the few comedies to be Oscar-nominated in the 1970s, this British film about adulterous affair benefits from the strong chemistry between George Segal and Glenda Jackson, who won a second Best Actress for her part.
-
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Charming, if slight, star comedy.
-
Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
How this meandering and desperate sex farce ever got nominated for Best Picture is something that will boggle my mind for all eternity.
-
Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
A fine romantic comedy with a poignant, unexpected ending.
-
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
This romantic comedy, directed by Melvin Frank, is literate and zesty entertainment - sort of a gin and tonic film with a twist of lemon.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
Featured Audience Ratings
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
UltraViolet Retailers
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
George Segal
as Steve Blackburn
-
Glenda Jackson
as Vicki Allessio
-
Paul Sorvino
as Walter Menkes
-
Hildegard Neil
as Gloria Blackburn
-
Cec Linder
as Wendell Thompson
-
K Callan
as Patty Menkes
-
Mary Barclay
as Martha Thompson
-
Gaye Brown
as Dora French
-
David de Keyser
as Dr. Alvarez
-
Michael Elwyn
as Cecil
-
David Healy
as American
-
Donald Hewlett
as Spencer Birdsall
-
Edward Kemp
as Michael Allessio
-
Michael McVey
as Billy Blackburn
-
Nadim Sawalha
as Night Hotel Manager
-
Ian Thompson
as Derek
-
Lisa Vanderpump
as Julia Allessio
-
Samantha Weyson
as Josie Blackburn
- John Sterland
-
Eve Karpf
as Miss Ramos
