Reflections in a Golden Eye (film)

Reflections in a Golden Eye
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Huston
Screenplay by
Based onReflections in a Golden Eye
by Carson McCullers
Produced byRay Stark
Starring
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byRussell Lloyd
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • October 13, 1967 (1967-10-13)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million (US and Canada rentals)[1]

Reflections in a Golden Eye is a 1967 American drama film directed by John Huston and based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando as an unhappily married couple on a US Army base in Georgia during the 1940s. Brian Keith, Julie Harris, Robert Forster, and Zorro David were featured in major supporting roles. The film deals with elements of repressed sexuality — both homosexual and heterosexual — as well as mental illness, voyeurism, and murder.

Reflections in a Golden Eye was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 13, 1967. The film received mixed reviews, with much publicity going towards the film's aggressively mature themes and content for the era. The film is often cited as an example of the weakening of the Hays Code due to its approval.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1967". Variety. January 3, 1968. p. 25.