The Journey (1959 film)

The Journey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Written byGeorge Tabori
Produced byAnatole Litvak
StarringDeborah Kerr
Yul Brynner
Jason Robards
CinematographyJack Hildyard
Edited byDorothy Spencer
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
company
Alby Pictures
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 19, 1959 (1959-02-19)
Running time
122-126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,290,000[1]
Box office$3,450,000[1][2]

The Journey is a 1959 American drama film directed by Anatole Litvak. A group of Westerners try to flee Hungary after the Soviet Union moves to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. It has Ron Howard in his first credited acting role, Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Jason Robards and Robert Morley. Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner were paired again since they starred in The King and I in 1956, where he had an Oscar-winning performance. The Journey was shot in Metrocolor.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ US and Canada figures see - "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34