All Fall Down (1962)
- Starring:
- Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Frankenheimer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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In one of his first roles, Warren Beatty plays a callous, self-involved young man who is idolized by his younger brother Brandon DeWilde. When Beatty and DeWilde's parents Karl Malden and Angela Lansbury take in Eva Marie Saint as a boarder, Beatty makes violent love to the poor (but not entirely unwilling) girl. Saint becomes pregnant, a contingency which brings out the absolute worst in Beatty. When he deserts her, she kills herself. Only at this point does DeWilde (who has worshipped Saint from afar) realize that Beatty has feet of clay. Attempting to kill his older brother, DeWilde relents when he decides that Beatty is more pathetic than evil. Playwright William Inge adapted the screenplay for All Fall Down from a novel by James Leo Herlihy. So dependent is this film on its stark black and white photography that the currently available colorized version is tantamount to sacrilege. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Eva Marie Saint - Echo O'Brien
- Karl Malden - Ralph Willart
- Brandon de Wilde - Clinton Willart
- Barbara Baxley - Schoolteacher
- Jennifer Howard - Myra
- Albert Paulsen - Capt. Ramirez
- Robert Sorrells - Waiter in Sweet Shop
- Carol Kelly - Flame
- Warren Beatty - Berry-Berry Willart
- Angela Lansbury - Annabel Willan
- Constance Ford - Mrs. Mandel
- Evans Evans - Hedy
- Madame Spivy - Bouncer
- Paul Bryar - Manager of Sweet Shop
- Colette Jackson - Dorothy
- Henry Kulky - Sailor
- Director(s):
- John Frankenheimer
- Writer(s):
- William Inge
- Producer(s):
- John Houseman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Questionable for Children)
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- 1962 - All Fall Down - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
