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An Affair to Remember | |
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Directed by | Leo McCarey |
Produced by | Leo McCarey Jerry Wald |
Screenplay by | Delmer Daves Donald Ogden Stewart Leo McCarey |
Story by | Leo McCarey Mildred Cram |
Starring | Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Richard Denning |
Music by | Harry Warren (music) Hugo Friedhofer Leo McCarey (lyrics) Harold Adamson (lyrics) |
Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
Edited by | James B. Clark |
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Jerry Wald Productions, Inc.
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.1 million |
Box office | $3.8 million |
An Affair to Remember is a 1957 American romance film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, directed by Leo McCarey and filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film is considered one of the most romantic movies of all time, according to the American Film Institute. The film was a remake of McCarey’s 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.
The film was a remake of McCarey’s 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. An Affair to Remember was almost identical to Love Affair on a scene-to-scene basis. McCarey used the same screenplay as the original film, which was penned by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart. Also, the character name “Terry McKay” appears in both films.
The theme song, “An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)“, composed by Harry Warren and with lyrics by Leo McCarey and Harold Adamson, was sung by Vic Damone over opening credits and by Deborah Kerr during the film.
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