Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
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One of Hollywood's great directors, Vincente Minnelli, turns a jaundiced eye towards the film industry in this drama about the inner workings of the movie business. Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is an actor whose career has gone into a tailspin along with his personal life; after a severe bout with… More One of Hollywood's great directors, Vincente Minnelli, turns a jaundiced eye towards the film industry in this drama about the inner workings of the movie business. Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is an actor whose career has gone into a tailspin along with his personal life; after a severe bout with alcoholism, a messy break-up with his wife, a life-threatening auto accident, and a nervous breakdown, Andrus has spent three years in a private mental hospital in Connecticut. Andrus is approached by Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson), a noted filmmaker who worked many times with Andrus in the past, offering him a small role in his next picture, and with the blessings of his doctors, the actor flies to Rome to return to work. However, once he arrives, Andrus finds the project is in chaos -- his role has been recast, Kruger is constantly battling with producer Tucino (Mino Doro), leading man Davie Drew (George Hamilton) is squabbling with both %Kruger and his girlfriend Veronica (Daliah Lavi), and the female lead (Rosanna Schiaffino) can't recite her dialogue in English. With the shooting in shambles, Kruger asks Andrus to take over the dubbing work in hopes of bringing the film in on schedule, and against his better judgement Andrus agrees. As Andrus tries to rise to this new challenge -- made all the more trying by the arrival of his ex-wife Carlotta (Cyd Charisse) -- the production receives its biggest setback when Kruger suffers a heart attack after a bitter argument with his wife (Claire Trevor). Andrus takes over the direction of the picture, and proves a capable hand for the job, bringing in the project on time and on budget. However, Kruger expresses resentment rather than gratitude, claiming that Andrus is trying to put an end to his career. Two Weeks In Another Town was adapted from a novel by Irwin Shaw. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincente Minnelli
- Written By
- Irwin Shaw, Charles Schnee
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1962 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com
Both intimate and outsized, it's a strange product of the era, a Hollywood white elephant of a movie straddling self-awareness and self-parody ...
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
The culmination of a great career filled with glorious images and deeply-felt emotions.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Strange, uneven - but stylistically inventive melodrama about movie making.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A passable sequel to Minnelli's 1952 Hollywood melodrama The Bad and Beautiful, and while Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson give expert performances, Cyd Charisse is miscast.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film borders on soap opera but manages to get beyond it because of Minnelli' skills as a director and the fine acting from the two male leads.
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Cast
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Kirk Douglas
as Jack Andrus
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Edward G. Robinson
as Maurice Kruger
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Cyd Charisse
as Carlotta
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George Hamilton
as Davie Drew
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Daliah Lavi
as Veronica
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Claire Trevor
as Clara Kruger
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James Gregory
as Brad Byrd
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Joanna Roos
as Janet Bark
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George Macready
as Lew Jordan
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Mino Doro
as Tucino
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Stefan Schnabel
as Zeno
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Vito Scotti
as Assistant Director
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Tom Palmer
as Dr. Cold Eyes
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Erich Von Stroheim Jr.
as Ravinski
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Leslie Uggams
as Chanteuse
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Edith Angold
as German Tourist
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Albert Carrier
as Electrician
- Lilyan Chauvin
- Franco Corsaro
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Joe Dante
as Ad Libs in Lounge
- Constance Ford
- Charles Horvath
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John Indrisano
as Bouncer
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Alberto Morin
as Cameraman
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Don Orlando
as Soundman
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Beulah Quo
as Chinese Sister
- Tony Randall
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Rosanna Schiaffino
as Barzelli
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Edward Colmans
as Henchman
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Marjorie Liszt
as Liz
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James Garde
as Sound Engineer
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Janet Lake
as Noel O'Neill
- Benito Prezia