Elizabeth Taylor
Barbara Sawyer
Search results
Running time. 99 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Ash Wednesday is a 1973 American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Elizabeth Taylor. It was produced by Dominick Dunne. The screenplay by Jean-Claude Tramont focuses on the effect that extensive cosmetic surgery has on the life of a middle-aged married woman.
Nov 1, 1973 · Ash Wednesday: Directed by Larry Peerce. With Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Helmut Berger, Keith Baxter. After getting plastic surgery in Switzerland to help rejuvenate her shaky marriage, Barbara Sawyer has an affair with a younger man while waiting for her husband's arrival from the U.S.
- (781)
- Drama, Mystery
- Larry Peerce
- 1973-11-01
Barbara Sawyer (Elizabeth Taylor) gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark Sawyer (Henry Fonda), but he doesn't ...
- 99 min
- 60.8K
- Leonardo Baricala
Marion Rothman. "Ash Wednesday" is a soapy melodrama that isn't much good as a movie but may be interesting to some audiences all the same. It's about how a 50ish wife (Elizabeth Taylor), her marriage threatened by a younger woman, has a face-lift in order to keep her husband. It doesn't work, but she gets a nice winter in a ski resort out of ...
Ash Wednesday. After 30 years of marriage, Barbara Sawyer (Elizabeth Taylor) is afraid she's losing her husband, Mark (Henry Fonda). The ravishing beauty of her youth has given way to middle-aged ...
- (11)
- Larry Peerce
- R
- Elizabeth Taylor
The next night at dinner, the handsome young man, Erich (Helmut Berger), introduces himself and asks to join Barbara. Initially hesitant, Barbara agrees and the couple enjoys a long, amiable meal. When the check arrives, however, Barbara is offended when Erich pointedly ignores it, and after signing for the bill, she departs, irritated.
Aug 10, 2019 · Ash Wednesday (1973) After 30 years of marriage, Barbara Sawyer is afraid she’s losing her husband, Mark. The ravishing beauty of her youth has given way to middle-aged homeliness, so she secretly checks into a Swiss clinic and undergoes extensive plastic surgery. While waiting to surprise Mark with her restored face and body, Barbara meets ...
