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Strangers When We Meet (1960)

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Release Date: Oct 6, 1960 Wide

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Sexual misconduct in white-collar suburbia is the topic of this routine melodrama involving two neighboring couples. Architect Larry Coe (Kirk Douglas), unhappy with his wife Eve's (Barbara Rush) fixation on their bank balance, starts taking an interest in Maggie Gault (Kim Novak), whose husband has been losing interest in her. The two steal several illicit moments together, but this activity has not gone unnoticed. Good ol' neighbor Felix (Walter Matthau) figures that Eve might be feeling a

Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Richard Quine

In Theaters: Oct 6, 1960 Wide

On DVD: Feb 22, 2005

Cast

Kirk Douglas
Larry Coe
Kim Novak
Maggie Gault
Ernie Kovacs
Roger Altar
Barbara Rush
Eve Coe
Walter Matthau
Felix Anders
Virginia Bruce
Mrs. Wagner
Kent Smith
Stanley Baxter
Helen Gallagher
Betty Anders
Roberta Shore
Linda Harder
Nancy Kovack
Marcia
Carol Douglas
Honey Blonde
Paul Picerni
Gerandi
Ernest Sarracino
Di Labbia
Harry Jackson
Bud Ramsey
Bart Patton
Hank
Robert Sampson
Bucky
Ray Ferrell
David Coe
John Bryant
Ken Gault
Dick Crockett
Charlie
Betsy Jones-Moreland
Mrs. Gerandi
Sue Ane Langdon
Daphne
Audrey Swanson
Mrs. Baxter
Charles Victor
Ruth Batchelor
Waitress
Joe Palma
Lorraine Crawford
Redhead

Critic Reviews for Strangers When We Meet

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The bloated running time is exacerbated by a focus on pointless subplots...

February 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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I found this drama to be quite dull. The majority of it is spent with the actors sitting around talking, smoking, drinking, and talking some more. It has all the usual plot devices of an affair drama, no surprises or anything. It's not bad, though. I wouldn't say this movie was worse than any other movies like it. It's just not good either.

August 29, 2011

AJ Verser

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Kim Novak, at the height of her beauty, gives a fine performance full of submerged insecurity. She's fragile and bruised longing to be loved. She was always a spotty actress but when the material suited her she could really deliver. The rest of the cast is fine but overshadowed by her. Nice art design and beautiful color photography.

August 17, 2008