Fred Zinnemann waited 40 years to make this surprisingly lifeless film, a major disappointment from the acclaimed director.
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11/01/07
Five Days One Summer (1982)
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Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 1
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The obsessive love affair between an older Scottish doctor and a younger woman takes a strange turn when they travel together to the Swiss Alps on a short holiday. Based in part on the novel... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley, Lambert Wilson, Jennifer Hilary
Director: Fred Zinnemann
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Reviews for Five Days One Summer
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An attempt at an intimate personal drama that just doesn't come off.
11/01/07
Top CriticA film which creates drama more out of gesture and nuance than dialogue, and employs a lush setting which overwhelms instead of pointing up the characters' emotions.
01/26/06
This isn't a movie anyone would mind, but it isn't one anyone would feel terribly touched by, either.
08/30/04
Top CriticA gentle swansong from director Zinnemann.
05/24/03
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