Two for the Seesaw (1962) ( 2 for the See saw )

Two for the Seesaw (1962) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: 2 for the See saw
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
115 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Wise

Written By:
William Gibson
Isobel Lennart

Actors:
Robert Mitchum ..... Jerry Ryan
Shirley MacLaine ..... Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
Edmon Ryan ..... Frank Taubman
Elisabeth Fraser ..... Sophie
Eddie Firestone ..... Oscar
Billy Gray ..... Mr. Jacoby
Ken Berry ..... Larry, Mosca's Dance Teacher (uncredited)
Colin Campbell ..... (uncredited)
Shirley Citron ..... (uncredited)
Cia Dave ..... (uncredited)
Michael Enserro ..... (uncredited)
Harold Fong ..... Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Gould ..... Bit (uncredited)
Ann Morgan Guilbert ..... Dance student Mother (uncredited)
Victor Lundin ..... Beat Singer (uncredited)
Malachy McCourt ..... (uncredited)
Moria Turner ..... (uncredited)
Virginia Whitmire ..... (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Based on the two-character play by William Gibson, Two for the Seesaw was unnecessarily expanded for the film version. Robert Mitchum plays an Omaha businessman, newly arrived in New York. Though unhappily married, Mitchum is averse to asking for a divorce. This state of affairs gets dicey when Mitchum falls in love with Bronx-born professional dancer Shirley MacLaine. Once he does get a divorce, Mitchum, nervous about making any new commitments, fails to tell MacLaine. Though they remain fond of one another, Mitchum and MacLaine finally realize that any future relationship will do more harm than good for both of them. The original Broadway production of Two for the Seesaw starred Henry Fonda and Anne Bancroft; by the time the film was made, Fonda was feuding with playwright Gibson and Bancroft was filming The Miracle Worker, so Mitchum and MacLaine were substituted. She is ideally suited to her role, but he seems ill at ease playing an indecisive jerk. Two for the Seesaw is at its best when concentrating on the minimalist text of the original play; the inclusion of secondary characters and location photography adds little to the project.

Jerry Ryan is wandering aimlessly around New York, having given up his law career in Nebraska when his wife asked for a divorce. He meets up with Gittel Mosca, an impoverished dancer from Greenwich Village, and the two try to straighten out their lives together.

The love affair of an neurotic girl and a man rebelling against a conventional marriage. From the play by William Gibson.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 January, 2010.

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