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All the pent-up yearning of her life was finally fulfilled ... amid the splendor of the world's most fabulous city! - Summertime
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Title: Summertime

Release Date: 21 Jun 1955

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: London Films Productions, Lopert Pictures Corporation

Production Companies: London Films Productions, Lopert Pictures Corporation

Overview: Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings to finance a summer in romantic Venice, where she finally meets the man of her dreams, the elegant Renato Di Rossi.

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Average Vote: 6.789 (147 votes)

Cast

  • Jane Hudson: Katharine Hepburn
  • Renato de Rossi: Rossano Brazzi
  • Signora Fiorini: Isa Miranda
  • Eddie Yaeger: Darren McGavin
  • Phyl Yaeger: Mari Aldon
  • Edith McIlhenny: Jane Rose
  • Lloyd McIlhenny: MacDonald Parke
  • Vito de Rossi: Jeremy Spenser
  • Mauro: Gaetano Autiero
  • Giovanna: Virginia Simeon
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