Written on the Wind

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Written on the Wind
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Produced by	Albert Zugsmith
Written by	Robert Wilder (novel) George Zuckerman
Starring	Rock Hudson Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Robert Keith
Music by	Frank Skinner
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Editing by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Distributed by	Universal International Pictures
Release date(s)	December 1956
Running time	99 min.
Language	English
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Written on the Wind is a 1956 melodrama film starring Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall, and directed by Douglas Sirk. The title song has become famous in its own right; it was written by Sammy Cahn and Victor Young and is sung by The Four Aces during the opening credits.

[edit] Synopsis

The storyline revolves around the self-destructive Hadley family, with its main focus on the more interesting characters of dipso-nymphomaniac daughter, Marylee (Dorothy Malone), and alcoholic and impotent son Kyle (Robert Stack) of Texas oil baron Jasper (Robert Keith). Spoiled rotten by their inherited wealth and crippled by their personal demons, neither is capable of maintaining a successful personal relationship.

[edit] Awards and nominations

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated) - Robert Stack
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (won) - Dorothy Malone
• Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress (nominated) - Dorothy Malone

Malone's Academy Award, which came after a long string of secondary roles in B movies finally gave her cachet in the film industry. Many consider this to be Stack's best performance.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Written on the Wind at the Internet Movie Database
• Criterion Collection essay by Laura Mulvey
• The Greatest Films, review by Tim Dirks.
• Review by Roger Ebert
• Film review by Jon Robertson at DVD Times (UK).
• Review by Richard Luck at Channel 4.
• DVD Beaver, DVD review.
• The Cinema Laser DVD Review.

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Preceded by: All That Heaven Allows

The Criterion Collection 96

Succeeded by: Do the Right Thing