"From the days of wine and roses, finally comes a night like this."

1963

1h 57m

7.5(213 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jack Lemmon

Joe Clay

Lee Remick

Kirsten Arnesen Clay

Charles Bickford

Ellis Arnesen

Jack Klugman

Jim Hungerford

Alan Hewitt

Rad Leland

Tom Palmer

Ballefoy

Debbie Megowan

Debbie Clay

Maxine Stuart

Dottie

Jack Albertson

Trayner

Ken Lynch

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Creative team

Directed by: Blake Edwards
Written by: J.P. Miller
Produced by: Martin Manulis

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