The Sandpiper
Seen it?1965 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Marty, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
- Elizabeth TaylorLaura Reynolds
- Richard BurtonEdward Hewitt
- Eva Marie SaintClaire Hewitt
- Charles BronsonCos Erickson
- Robert WebberWard Hendricks
- James EdwardsLarry Brant
- Torin Thatcherle juge Thompson
- Tom DrakeWalter Robinson
- Douglas HendersonPhil Sutcliff
- Morgan MasonDanny Reynolds