Loving **** (1970, George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Nancie Phillips, Roy Scheider, Sherry Lansing) – Classic Movie Review 8619

Director Irvin Kershner’s 1970 movie Loving stars George Segal, who turns in a first-class performance as Brooks Wilson, a married but philandering New York artist, in this sharp, witty and beautifully crafted comedy drama, motoring on its sparkling screenplay. The perennially underestimated Eva Marie Saint is equally rousing as Segal’s disappointed wife, Selma, and Janis Young impresses as his mistress Grace.

And there is a notable cast in support, including Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Nancie Phillips, Roy Scheider, Sherry Lansing, David Doyle, Paul Sparer, Andrew Duncan, Roland Winters, Edgar Stehli, Calvin Holt, Mina Kolb and Diana Douglas.

Producer Don Devlin’s screenplay is based on J M Ryan’s novel Brooks Wilson Ltd.

Also in the cast are David Ford, James Manis, Mart Hulswit, John Fink, William Duff, Irving Selbst, Martin Friedberg, Lorraine Cullen, Cheryl Bucher, Ed Crowley, Sab Shimono, Eileen O’Neill and Diane Davies.

Loving is directed by Irvin Kershner, runs 90 minutes, is made by Brooks Ltd, Columbia Pictures, is released by Columbia, is written by Don Devlin, based on J M Ryan’s novel Brooks Wilson Ltd, is shot in Eastmancolor by Gordon Willis, is produced by Raymond Wagner and Don Devlin, is scored by Bernardo Segall and is designed by Walter Scott Herndon.

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