The Grass Is Greener [Blu-ray]

Overview

A rousing chorus of Noël Coward's "Stately Homes of England" is heard as the opening titles of The Grass Is Greener fade into several stock shots of those stately homes. One of these mansions is owned by British earl Victor Rhyall (Cary Grant), who opens his home to American tourists in order to make ends meet. One such tourist is wealthy Texan Charles Delacro (Robert Mitchum), who sets his sights upon Victor's lovely wife, Hilary (Deborah Kerr). In his efforts to win back his wife, Victor presses his former girlfriend Hattie Durant (Jean Simmons) into service. The Grass Is Greener was adapted by Hugh and Margaret Williams from their own stage play.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/28/2013
UPC:	0887090065009
Original Release:	1961
Rating:	NR
Source:	Olive
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	19,554

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cary Grant	Actor
Deborah Kerr	Actor
Robert Mitchum	Actor
Jean Simmons	Actor
Moray Watson	Trevor Sellers
Joan Benham	Hairdresser's Receptionist

Technical Credits

Margaret Vyner

Stanley Donen	Director,Producer
Margaret Vyner	Screenwriter
Maurice Askew	Sound Effects
John W. Mitchell	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Musgrave	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The Grass Is Greener is a winning, sophisticated little comedy that, while no classic, is quite easy to enjoy -- especially after one gets past the opening credits, a too-cutesy lapse of taste from director Stanley Donen that features a group of diaper-clad (and occasionally naked) babies cavorting on the green, and that makes one fear that Grass will be a cloying little domestic comedy. Fortunately, Donen sets things right immediately afterward, and delivers a stylish, elegant comedy that looks at marriage and infidelity in a manner that is both amusing and adult. Grass is serious about its characters and their predicament, but Donen expertly blends the serious and the comic to very good effect. Of course, he's helped enormously by a top-notch quartet of stars. That Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr can carry off this material with wit and charm is certainly no surprise. What's a bit surprising is how easily Robert Mitchum fits into the proceedings, and how alarmingly funny Jean Simmons is in a role that calls on her to be a bit of an exuberant minx. The Grass Is Greener goes on a tad too long, and some viewers will find a few stretches talky, but on the whole, it's a tasty little treat for adult palates.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler