Love Among the Ruins (film)

Love Among the Ruins is a 1975 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier which premiered on ABC on March 6, 1975.[2]

Love Among the Ruins
DVD cover
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Written byJames Costigan
Directed byGeorge Cukor
StarringKatharine Hepburn
Laurence Olivier
Music byJohn Barry
Country of originUnited States[1]
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAllan Davis
Production locationsSt. Pancras Station, St. Pancras, London, England
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
EditorJohn F. Burnett
Running time103 minutes
Production companyABC Circle Films
Release
Original networkABC
Original release
  • March 6, 1975 (1975-03-06)

Plot

The story is set in 1911, at the end of the Edwardian period. Jessica Medlicott is an aging grande dame, formerly an actress of the London theatre, accused of having met, courted, promised marriage to, and then jilted and abandoned her suitor. The much-younger ex-fiancé then files suit, seeking £50,000 in damages for breach of promise. She retains the greatest barrister in the empire, Sir Arthur Granville-Jones, to defend her. He is incidentally also a man she seduced and abandoned 40 years earlier, but who has remained hopelessly in love with her ever since.

Cast
Hepburn and Olivier filming Love Among the Ruins (1975)
  • Katharine Hepburn as Jessica Medlicott[3]
  • Laurence Olivier as Sir Arthur Granville-Jones
  • Colin Blakely as J. F. Devine
  • Richard Pearson as Druce
  • Joan Sims as Fanny Pratt
  • Leigh Lawson as Alfred Pratt
  • Gwen Nelson as Hermione Davis
  • Robert Harris as The Judge
  • Peter Reeves as Maiden
  • John Blythe as Tipstaff
  • Arthur Hewlett as The Usher
  • John Dunbar as Clerk of the Court
  • Iain Sinclair as Pratt's Solicitor
  • Mervyn Pascoe as 1st Barrister
  • Colin Thomas as 2nd Barrister
  • Lincoln Wright as 3rd Barrister
  • Edward Arthur as 4th Barrister
  • John Bromley as 5th Barrister
  • Leslie Southwick as 6th Barrister
  • Stanley Platts as Foreman of the Jury
  • Philip Lennard as 1st Reporter
  • Peter Lund as 2nd Reporter
  • Frank Forsyth as Jessop
  • John G. Heller as Head Waiter
  • Rosamond Burne as 1st Woman Spectator
  • Coral Fairweather as 2nd Woman Spectator
  • Jacqueline Clarke as Miss Pratt
  • T. C. Hogan as Teplow

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Name Result
1975
 Peabody Award Area of Excellence - ABC Theatre Love Among the Ruins Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy Love Among the Ruins Nominated
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy George Cukor Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy Katharine Hepburn Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy Laurence Olivier Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay James Costigan Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design Margaret Furse Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design Carmen Dillon (art director) Won
1975
 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design Tessa Davies (set decorator) Won

See also

References
  1. Love Among the Ruins at the British Film Institute
  2. Erickson, Hal. "Love Among the Ruins". AllMovie. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  3. "Love Among the Ruins". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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