Period of Adjustment (1962)
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51% of users liked it
(214 ratings)
This was the first feature-length film directed by the very successful George Roy Hill. Based on a Tennessee Williams' novel, this standard comedy-drama focuses on two married couples who are both having a hard time of it, at least for now. The first couple, Isabel and George Haverstick (Jane… More This was the first feature-length film directed by the very successful George Roy Hill. Based on a Tennessee Williams' novel, this standard comedy-drama focuses on two married couples who are both having a hard time of it, at least for now. The first couple, Isabel and George Haverstick (Jane Fonda in an early role, and Jim Hutton), are in trouble because George has bouts of intense fear ultimately brought on by his need to appear to be as macho as he can -- basically his problem is performance anxiety. The second couple, Ralph and Dorothea Baitz (Tony Franciosa and Lois Nettleton) have their problems centering on the fact that he married her for her money -- and she knows it. What she may not realize is that after six years of marriage he has fallen in love with her. Added to that difficulty is the problem of meddlesome in-laws. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Roy Hill
- Written By
- Isobel Lennart
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 31, 1962 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Based on Tennessee Williams first conscious effort to write a straight conventional comedy, this verbose screen version, starrig the young Janes Finda, is disappointingly directed by George Roy Hill.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It veered wonderfully between adult comedy and poignant tender moments.
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Cast
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Anthony Franciosa
as Ralph Baitz
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Jane Fonda
as Isabel Haverstick
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Jim Hutton
as George Haverstick
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Lois Nettleton
as Dorothea Baitz
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John McGiver
as Stewart P. McGill
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Jack Albertson
as Desk Sergeant
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Mabel Albertson
as Mrs. Alice McGill
