The Country Girl

The Country Girl
by George Seaton

The Country Girl
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Actor: Anthony Ross, Bing Crosby, Gene Reynolds, Grace Kelly, William Holden
Director: George Seaton
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: John F. Warren
Producer: George Seaton
Writer: George Seaton
Editor: Ellsworth Hoagland
Producer: William Perlberg
Writer: Clifford Odets
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount

DVD Reviews of The Country Girl

DVD Review: riveting dramatic classic
Summary: 5 Stars

What a treat! Grace Kelly without glamour and Bing Crosby not just a smooth baritone...great story... great performances and a healthy dose of the crooner's mellow tones... recommended highly... can't look away...don't miss it!

DVD Review: LOVED THE FILM -
Summary: 4 Stars

LOVED THE FILM - CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BROADWAY PLAY NOW
THO IT IS THE PLAY - NOT THE FILM -
GREAT CAST MORGAN FREEMAN, FRANCES MCDORMAND & PETER GALLAGHER
DIRECTED BY MIKE NICHOLS
WRITTEN BY CLIFFORD ODETS
STARTS APRIL 3 AT JACOBS THEATER

DVD Review: a great movie for those who love romance!
Summary: 4 Stars

The movie is great and very romantic, but it starts off slow and then gets you later on in the movie. I would recommed it.

DVD Review: The Country girl
Summary: 5 Stars

This is one of Bing's best movies. If you're expecting the happy go lucky Bing musical this is not it but shows Bing can really act.

DVD Review: Country Girl
Summary: 3 Stars

This was not an exceptional acting performance on Grace Kelly's part, but Bing Crosby did wonderfully. The film was slightly depressing, and the plot moved slowly. Overall, a decent film, but one only to be watched once--not a fun "watch ten times" film.

Description of The Country Girl

In THE COUNTRY GIRL, Frank Elgin (Crosby) is a washed up actor given the chance of a lifetime to stage a comeback when director Bernie Dobb, played by William Holden, offers him the lead in a new musical. Suffering from extreme insecurity, Frank turns to his wife Georgie (Kelly) to make decisions for him, and she teams up with Bernie to boost Frank's self-esteem despite the fact that she has grown sick of dealing with her husband's problems.
In retrospect, George Seaton's adaptation of The Country Girl seems like the movie that was made to prove that both Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly could act. The tale of an alcoholic actor and singer (Crosby) and his long-suffering wife (Kelly) whose marriage is put to the test when he gets a second chance at stardom, Clifford Odets' drama is chock full of twists and turns designed to give actors a grueling workout, with its hidden secrets, tortured love story, and frank depiction of the horrors of alcohol abuse. Crosby and Kelly sank their teeth into the meaty roles with gusto (it helped that a rock-solid William Holden was there for each to spark off of), and both were showered with accolades that remained high points of their careers. Crosby was lauded with kudos for turning his charming persona inside-out, but it was Kelly who stole the show, possibly because at the time she was one of the hardest working women in show business. In 1954, the actress appeared in four films, including the Alfred Hitchcock classics Dial M for Murder and Rear Window, and finally ascended to leading-lady status after her stellar supporting turns in High Noon and Mogambo. In typical Hollywood fashion, though, it was only when Kelly shrouded her breathtaking beauty in plain clothes and a dowdy hairdo that she was taken seriously and awarded a Best Actress Oscar--one of the most highly contested ever, as she beat out comeback star Judy Garland's ferocious performance in A Star Is Born. --Mark Englehart

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