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The Grass Is Greener is a 1960 British romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Jean Simmons. It was directed by Stanley Donen, with a screenplay adapted by Hugh Williams and Margaret Vyner from the play of the same name they had written and found success with in London's West End .
A British couple runs a guided tour of their castle and faces a love triangle with a rich American visitor. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this film.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stanley Donen
- 1960-12-23
The Grass Is Greener. An English earl (Cary Grant) and his wife (Deborah Kerr) open their stately home to the public, including a Texas oilman (Robert Mitchum). Fandango at Home...
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- Cary Grant
- Stanley Donen
- Comedy
Learn the meaning, origin and examples of this idiom that expresses the human tendency to want something different than what they have. Find out how to use it in different contexts and contrast it with the phrase "the grass is greener where you water it".
- Definition: When someone is not satisfied with their own lot in life and always assumes that there are better things in other places.This idiom enc...
- A Latin proverb cited by Erasmus of Rotterdam was translated into English by Richard Taverner in 1545, as: 1. “The corne in an other mans ground se...
- Today, people use many variations of the phrase. They may simply say, “the grass is always greener…” to bring to the attention of a friend that the...
A rousing chorus of Nol Coward's "Stately Homes of England" is heard as the opening titles of The Grass Is Greener fade into several stock shots of those stately homes.
Victor and Hilary are so down on their luck that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But when millionaire oil tycoon Charles Delacro visits, he takes a liking to more than the house. Then Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old-fashioned love triangle. — Tim Kearns <tskearns@aol.com>.
The Grass Is Greener (1960) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
