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Five Finger Exercise is a american film of genre Drama directed by Daniel Mann released in USA on 19 april 1962 with Rosalind Russell

Five Finger Exercise (1962)

Five Finger Exercise
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Released in USA 19 april 1962
Length 1h49
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating63% 3.1902953.1902953.1902953.1902953.190295

Five Finger Exercise (1962) is a drama film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Frederick Brisson from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the play by Peter Shaffer.

The film stars Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Richard Beymer, Maximilian Schell, and Annette Gorman, with an early screen appearance from Lana Wood, the sister of Natalie Wood.

The play premièred at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End in February 1959, and opened at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on December 2, 1959 and closed October 1, 1960 after 337 performances. The young Juliet Mills, a teenager at the time, played the role of Pamela Harrington, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance.

Synopsis

It follows a few days in the lives of the Harringtons, who are at war. While the husband and wife fight each other, the son and daughter are on the same path. Then, when a music teacher comes in, things begin to change, until other things start to threaten the peace.

Actors

Rosalind Russell

(Louise Harington)Jack Hawkins

(Stanley Harrington)Richard Beymer

(Philip Harrington)Maximilian Schell

(Walter)Lana Wood

(Mary)
And :
Todd Armstrong
Bill Quinn
Bess Flowers
Jeannine Riley
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