A Flea in Her Ear (film)
A Flea in Her Ear is a 1968 DeLuxe Color 20th Century Fox American/French[2] feature Panavision film adaptation of the play A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau in an adaptation (originally written for the stage) by John Mortimer. It was directed by Jacques Charon and the cast included Rex Harrison, Rosemary Harris, Louis Jourdan, and Rachel Roberts.
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| Directed by | Jacques Charon |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Screenplay by | John Mortimer |
| Based on | A Flea in Her Ear 1907 play by Georges Feydeau |
| Starring | Rex Harrison Rosemary Harris Louis Jourdan Rachel Roberts |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Walter A. Thompson |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States, France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,950,000[1] |
Plot summary
Gabrielle (Rosemary Harris) is convinced her attorney husband Victor (Rex Harrison) is seeing another woman because of his inattention to her amorous needs. She sets up a meeting with her husband at a bordello-hotel, and he is completely unaware that the woman he is going to meet will be his own wife.[3]
Cast and crew
- Rex Harrison as Victor Chandebisse/Poche
- Rosemary Harris as Gabrielle Chandebisse
- Louis Jourdan as Henri Tournel
- Rachel Roberts as Suzanne de Castillian
- John Williams as Dr. Finache
- Edward Hardwicke as Pierre Chandebisse
- Georges Descrières as Don Carlos d Castilian
- Isla Blair as Antoinette, Charles's Wife
- Frank Thornton as Charles the Butler
- Victor Sen Yung as Oke Saki
- Laurence Badie as Eugenie, Hotel Coq d'Or Maid
- Grégoire Aslan as Max, Hotel Coq d'Or Owner
- Olivier Hussenot as Max's Uncle Louis
Reception
According to Fox records the film required $8,450,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $2,250,000.[4] In September 1970 the studio announced it had lost $3,736,000 on the film.[5]
See also
References
- Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p255
- John Walker (ed.) Halliwell's Film and Video Guide 2000, London: Harper Collins, 1999, p.293
- http://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-flea-in-her-ear-v91704
- Silverman, Stephen M (1988). The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. L. Stuart. p. 327.
- Silverman p 260
External links
- A Flea in Her Ear on IMDb
- A Flea in Her Ear at AllMovie
- A Flea in Her Ear at the TCM Movie Database
- A Flea in Her Ear at the American Film Institute Catalog