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A Majority of One is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy released in USA on 27 december 1961 with Rosalind Russell

A Majority of One (1961)

A Majority of One
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Released in USA 27 december 1961
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating67% 3.391153.391153.391153.391153.39115

A Majority of One is a 1961 American comedy film adapted from the play of the same name by Leonard Spigelgass. The cast was changed from the original, which had Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke in the roles of Jacoby and Asano.

Synopsis

Bertha Jacoby (Rosalind Russell), a Jewish widow, is convinced by her daughter Alice Black (Madlyn Rhue) to move from Brooklyn, New York to Tokyo, in order for Bertha to be closer to her along with her husband, Jerry Black (Ray Danton), now stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Her feelings about the Japanese with regards to her son's death in World War II start to change on board the ship to Tokyo, where she meets Koichi Asano, a Japanese Buddhist businessman (Alec Guinness), who also lost a spouse and two children in the War. The two share a bond over lives, their families, and their faiths, which develops into a romance. When she announces to her family of Asano's courtship, her daughter and son-in-law object to the idea of an interracial marriage. The movie ends with the two enjoying a Sabbath dinner.

Actors

Rosalind Russell

(Bertha Jacoby)Alec Guinness

(Koichi Asano)Ray Danton

(Jerry Black)Madlyn Rhue

(Alice Black)Mae Questel

(Essie Rubin)
And :
Gary Vinson
Sharon Hugueny
Frank Wilcox
Francis De Sales
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