Themes: Writer's Life, Fantasy Life, Americans Abroad
Main Cast: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Gregoire Aslan, Noël Coward, Raymond Bussières, Christian Duvallex
Release Year: 1964
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
Plot
Richard Quine directs George Axelrod's acerbic script (adapted from Julien Duvivier's La Fête à Henriette) in this romantic comedy that reunites William Holden and Audrey Hepburn for the first time since 1954's Sabrina. Holden plays Richard Benson, a Hollywood screenwriter being pressured by movie producer Alexander Meyerheimer (Noël Coward) to finish his script entitled "The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower." Meyerheimer gives Richard a two-day ultimatum to complete his work, unaware that Richard has yet to even start on the script. In an effort to get moving on his project, Richard hires a live-in secretary, Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), to help him. Soon enough, the two fall in love and spend the time enacting various scenes from the unwritten screenplay as the time slips away and Richard's deadline looms. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Jean D'Eaubonne - Art Director, Carter DeHaven III - Associate Producer, John R. Coonan - Associate Producer, Christian Dior - Costume Designer, Hubert de Givenchy - Costume Designer, Paul Feyder - First Assistant Director, Richard Quine - Director, Archie Marshek - Editor, Nelson Riddle - Composer (Music Score), Frank McCoy - Makeup, Henri Tiquet - Camera Operator, Charles B. Lang - Cinematographer, George Axelrod - Producer, Richard Quine - Producer, Gabriel Bechir - Set Designer, Paul K. Lerpae - Special Effects, Joseph DeBretagne - Sound/Sound Designer, Charles Grenzbach - Sound/Sound Designer, Julien Duvivier - Screen Story, Henri Jeanson - Screen Story, George Axelrod - Screenwriter
