Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love (1970)

Not all love is beautiful

Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.

Date of release
1970-01-07
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
J. Lee Thompson

Casting

Interesting facts

Country Dance is a 1970 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Peter O'Toole, Susannah York and Michael Craig. It is based on the novel Household Ghosts (1961) by James Kennaway which became a three-act stage play in 1967.

Production

The stage play version played at the Edinburgh Festival in 1967. James Kennard wrote the female lead with Susannah York in mind; she was a cousin. Edward Fox played the male lead on stage.

In December 1968, James Kennaway, author of the novel, was driving home from a meeting with Peter O'Toole to discuss the film version when he died in a car accident.

In February 1969, it was announced that O'Toole would make the film with Susannah York under the direction of J. Lee Thompson.

Filming took place in Ireland in mid 1969. York said: "it was the happiest film experience of my life". O'Toole drank heavily through the shoot and at one stage was arrested. Brian Blessed recalled it as "a delightful experience" but admits O'Toole could be difficult.

At one point the film was called The Same Skin; then, it was changed to Brotherly Love.

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