The Greengage Summer
1961 film by Lewis Gilbert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Loss of Innocence (film)" redirects here. Not to be confused with A Loss of Innocence.
The Greengage Summer (called Loss of Innocence in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel The Greengage Summer (1958) by Rumer Godden. Set in Épernay, in the Champagne region of France, it is the story of the transition of a teenage girl into womanhood.
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Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
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Produced by | Edward Small (executive) Victor Saville |
Starring | Kenneth More Danielle Darrieux Susannah York |
Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Music by | Richard Addinsell |
Production companies | PKL Productions Victor Saville-Edward Small Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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More later named it as his favourite film, stating, "[Susannah York] was just twenty-one and an adorable creature... it was one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."[1]