Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

Apr 19, 1973

1h 50m

★ 5.9

Overview

While bicycling through the Spanish countryside, Walter, the aimless young son of a doctor, makes the acquaintance of proper, middle-aged, clumsy and secretive Lila. He falls in love with her, but she is resistant.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Gus Productions

Columbia Pictures

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing Trailers

Cast

Lila Fisher

Maggie Smith

Walter Elbertson

Timothy Bottoms

The Duke

Jaime de Mora y Aragón

The Spanish Gentleman

Emiliano Redondo

Dr. Elbertson

Charles Baxter

Mrs. Elbertson

Margaret Modlin

Melanie Elbertson

May Heatherly

Carl

Lloyd Brimhall

Dr. Edelheidt

Elmer Modlin

Tourist Guide

Andrés Monreal

Woman on Bus (uncredited)

Patricia Wright

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