The Black Orchid (1958)
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20% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(232 ratings)
The title is Black Orchid, but the leading lady is a rose--florist Rose Bianco, played by Sophia Loren. Newly widowed, Rose holds herself responsible for the death of her husband, a well-known gangster. Anthony Quinn plays a widower who falls in love with Rose, much to the dismay of his daughter… More The title is Black Orchid, but the leading lady is a rose--florist Rose Bianco, played by Sophia Loren. Newly widowed, Rose holds herself responsible for the death of her husband, a well-known gangster. Anthony Quinn plays a widower who falls in love with Rose, much to the dismay of his daughter (Ina Balin), who fears that Quinn will be destroyed as thoroughly as Rose's first husband. All ends happily after Rose and her new beau align to find her unhappy runaway son (Jimmy Baird). Black Orchid tries too hard to be a "slice of life;" perhaps it might have fared better with a cast of unknowns, but then who'd go to see it? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Martin Ritt
- Written By
- Joseph Stefano
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Unfortunately, Joseph Stefano, who wrote the original script, did not put into the hands of the director a story that is up to Mr. Quinn.
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, Time Out
A seriously bad tearjerker.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A totally misleading title may have made this a flop at the box office because it had a lot to recommend it as a movie.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Quinn cria um personagem carismático, mas o elenco feminino parece formado apenas por figuras paranóicas e controladoras.
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Cast
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Sophia Loren
as Rose Bianco
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Anthony Quinn
as Frank Valente
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Peter Mark Richman
as Noble
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Ina Balin
as Mary Valente
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Virginia Vincent
as Alma Gallo
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Jimmie Baird
as Ralphie Bianco
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Frank Puglia
as Henry Gallo
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Naomi Stevens
as Giulia Gallo
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Whit Bissell
as Mr. Harmon
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Robert Carricart
as Priest
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Joe Di Reda
as Joe
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Majel Barrett
as Luisa
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Zolya Talma
as Consuello
- Jimmy Baird
