| Summertime | |
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| Directed by | David Lean |
| Screenplay by | David Lean H. E. Bates |
| Based on | The Time of the Cuckoo by Arthur Laurents |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | Peter Taylor |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.1 million[1] |
| Box office | $4-5 million (global gross) (estimate)[1] |
Summertime is a 1955 romantic comedy drama film directed by David Lean, and starring Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin, and Isa Miranda. It follows a lonely middle-aged American secretary and her experiences touring Venice alone for the first time, during which she falls in love with an Italian antiques dealer. Lean co-wrote the screenplay with H. E. Bates, based on the play The Time of the Cuckoo by Arthur Laurents.
The film was shot on location in Venice in 1954 on Eastmancolor negative film with processing and prints by Technicolor.[2][3] A co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, and Italy, Summertime was released theatrically by United Artists in the U.S. on June 21, 1955, and premiered in the United Kingdom later that Autumn under the alternative title Summer Madness.
- ^ a b "Inside Stuff - Pictures". Variety. 11 January 1956. p. 15.
- ^ Limbacher, James L (1978). Four Aspects of the Film. New York: Arno Press. p. 295. ISBN 0405111258. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "What's in a Name? Eastmancolor, Eastman Colour and Colour Brand Identity". The Eastmancolor Revolution and British Cinema, 1955-85. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2024.