40 Carats

40 Carats (1973)

She's a divorcee. She's forty. She's engaged... to a younger man.

After an overnight fling with a man nearly 20 years her junior while vacationing in Greece, Ann Stanley returns to New York assuming she'll never see Peter Latham again. Until, that is, he shows up on her doorstep to take her daughter to a party. Despite her yearning for Peter and the encouragement of her friends and family, Ann initially rebuffs him when he pursues her, but slowly she yields to his charm and her own stifled emotions.

Date of release
1973-06-28
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Milton Katselas

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Forty Carats

40 Carats is a 1973 American romantic comedy film directed by Milton Katselas. It is based on the 1968 play of the same name by Jay Presson Allen. The screenplay was written by Leonard Gershe.

Production

Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Joanne Woodward, Doris Day, Glenda Jackson, Shirley MacLaine, and Sophia Loren were all considered for the role of Ann Stanley before the original director (William Wyler) bowed out of the production.

On the Broadway stage in 1968, the role was originated by Julie Harris, who won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance at the 23rd Tony Awards. Actresses June Allyson, Joan Fontaine, and Zsa Zsa Gabor succeeded her on Broadway in the play, which ran for 780 performances.

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