Summary
Rapture is a French-American film first released in 1965,
directed by John Guillermin.
The film is based on a novel by Phyllis Hastings and stars Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Gozzi, Dean Stockwell, Gunnel Lindblom and Leslie Sands.
It has also been released under the title: La fleur de l’âge.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: John Guillermin
- Script: Ennio Flaiano, Phyllis Hastings (novel), Stanley Mann
- Photo: Marcel Grignon
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Cast: Melvyn Douglas (Frederick Larbaud), Patricia Gozzi (Agnes Larbaud), Dean Stockwell (Joseph), Gunnel Lindblom (Karen), Leslie Sands (First Gendarme), Murray Evans (Young Gendarme), Sylvia Kay (Genevieve), Peter Sallis (Armand), Christopher Sandford (Albert – Young man at wedding), Ellen Pollock (Landlady), Rene Aranda (Wedding guest), Jean-Claude Bercq (The mechanic in Karen’s room), Albert Daumergue (Barman on the boat), Marius Gaidon (Wedding guest), Pierre Gualdi (Café’s owner), Gaston Meunier (Wedding guest), Georgette Peyron (Wedding guest), Robert Secq (Wedding guest)
- Country: France / USA
- Language: French / English
- Runtime: 104 min; B&W
- Aka: La fleur de l’âge
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