In the Cool of the Day

May 29, 1963

1h 29m

★ 5.4

WHY DID SHE GIVE HER LOVE TO A STRANGER...?

Overview

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece together to pursue the romance.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Murray Logan

Peter Finch

Christine Bonner

Jane Fonda

Sybil Logan

Angela Lansbury

Sam Bonner

Arthur Hill

Mrs. Nina Gellert

Constance Cummings

Frederick Bonner

Alexander Knox

Leonard Groves

Nigel Davenport

Dr. Arraman

John Le Mesurier

Dickie Bayliss

Alec McCowen

Lily Kendrick

Valerie Taylor

Andreas

Andreas Markos

Murray Logan's chauffeur (uncredited)

Thomas Baptiste

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