You won't recognize Jane Fonda in this one... with the SO-straight, dark, perfectly groomed hair. Pretty early role for her. She's Christine Bonner, who doesn't want hubby Sam (Art Hill) to know where she's living. Then she meets Sam's co-worker Murray (Peter Finch had won the oscar for Network.. posthumously.) christine and murray both have rough, stormy marriages, so christine starts writing to murray. And spending more and more time together. All their secrets come out. Co-stars Constance Cummings, who was big in the 1930s, 1940s. And Angela Lansbury (Jessie Baby! Had just done Manchurian Candidate.) it's a study of relationships, marriages, friendships. It's not so bad; apparently the actors regretted making it, but i've seen much worse! And I learned about Retsina.. wine flavored with pine resin. And watched the greek men do their special dance on the ship. The trivia says they had richard burton in mind for the part of Murray, and indeed, he would have been perfect in it. A good heart, but a troubled soul. They pretty much goofed up the last ten minutes; it could have been done so much better. Directed by Bob Stevens; did a lot of work with Hitchcock, and a lot of television. Based on the novel by british writer Susan Ertz.
Review of In the Cool of the Day
