Angela Lansbury, Bibi Osterwald, John Fiedler

The World of Henry Orient would be a classic, if only more people knew about it. Here are the adventures of two prep-school Manhattan girls, memorably played by Merrie Spaeth and Tippy Walker, ...( read more  read more... )who decide to dedicate a brief but crucial moment in their lives to the adoration of one Henry Orient (Peter Sellers). Orient is a concert pianist--with curiously uncertain accent--more renowned for his mistresses than his playing. (Although Sellers is onscreen for less than half the picture, he sketches one of his comic gems.) The movie has a wonderful J.D. Salinger flavor of early-'60s New York privilege, with a keen sense of the secret lives adolescents can construct for themselves. Director George Roy Hill brings an occasional burst of New Wave style but otherwise steers the movie into the tone described by one of the girls: "I feel awfully happy in a sort of sad way." --Robert Horton

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Unrated, 107 min.

Directed by: George Roy Hill

Release Date: March 19, 1964

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DVD Release Date: October 15, 2002

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  • February 18, 2009
    Angela Landsbury is a controlling hussy and I love it.
  • November 3, 2008
    In my opinion, this is a film that us girls are more likely to enjoy. Guys- take caution; Peter Sellers has less screen time in this film than that of two teenage girls. And if the prospect of watching these girls follow Peter Seller's character around NYC in complete giddyness o...( read more)ut of their crush on him doesn't interest you, then I suggest you skip this film. However, the friendship between the girls is charming and endearing, and there are lots of funny moments in this film- so I recommend it to all. For us girls, the theme of this film is something we can all identify with and laugh along with- so it was a very enjoyable movie for me.
  • October 16, 2008
    WIDESCREEN. Es una buena idea y un buen material, pero el tratamiento es taaan obvio y por el libro que no hay magia. Aunque va mejorando a medida que su multidireccional historia progresa, no deja de ser forzada. / Good idea and good material, but the treatment is sooo obvious a...( read more)nd by-the-book there's no magic. Although it improves as its multidirectional story progresses, it never ceases to feel forced.
  • September 17, 2008
    Overlooked nearly great film.
  • August 22, 2008
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • June 24, 2008
    Not funny. No wonder this film is under the radar.
  • August 20, 2007
    Peter Sellers is in this, so you know it's gotta be good, but I actually ended up enjoying it even more than I thought I would. Cute movie. The girls are the real stars.

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