In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.
Direction
Minnelli's last epic—visually lush, emotionally messy.
Acting
Glenn Ford brooding through two timelines like his life depends on it.
Costume
Argentina glamour vs. Nazi occupation chic. Jarring, intentional.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Glenn Ford
Julio Desnoyers
Ingrid Thulin
Marguerite Laurier
Charles Boyer
Marcelo Desnoyers
Lee J. Cobb
Julio Madariaga
Paul Lukas
Karl von Hartrott
Yvette Mimieux
Chi Chi Desnoyers
Karlheinz Böhm
Heinrich von Hartrott
Paul Henreid
Etienne Laurier
Marcel Hillaire
Armand Dibier
Kathryn Givney
Elena von Hartrott
George Dolenz
General von Kleig
Stephen Bekassy
Colonel Kleinsdorf
Nestor Paiva
Miguel
Albert Rémy
François
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was MGM's most expensive film of 1962 and it BOMBED—barely made back half its budget.
Minnelli was actively fighting studio cuts; the original ran 25 minutes longer and included more explicit Nazi collaboration themes that scared exhibitors.
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