A Touch of Class (1973)

90% of critics liked it
(10 reviews)
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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… 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

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Melvin Frank
Genres: Comedy, Romance

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.

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jay n

Bittersweet comedy helped immeasurably by the chemistry of the stars and the skill of their performances. Glenda is brash and delicate in equal measure, George bombastic but good natured. While it shows the pitfalls of infidelity it doesn't judge its characters for their choices… More
Bittersweet comedy helped immeasurably by the chemistry of the stars and the skill of their performances. Glenda is brash and delicate in equal measure, George bombastic but good natured. While it shows the pitfalls of infidelity it doesn't judge its characters for their choices and actually presents all the relationships, including Glenda's gay assistant's, evenhandedly rather surprising for the 70's.