Two for the Road (1967)
April 27, 1967Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Audrey Hepburn
Joanna Wallace
Albert Finney
Mark Wallace
Eleanor Bron
Cathy Manchester
William Daniels
Howard Manchester
Gabrielle Middleton
Ruth Manchester
Claude Dauphin
Maurice Dalbret
Nadia Gray
Françoise Dalbret
Georges Descrières
David
Jacqueline Bisset
Jackie
Irène Hilda
Yvonne de Florac
Judy Cornwell
Pat
Stanley Donen
Director
Dominique Joos
Sylvia Obino
Olga Georges-Picot
Joanna's Touring Friend (uncredited)
Frederic Raphael
Writer
Clarissa Hillel
Joanna's Touring Friend (uncredited)
Henry Mancini
Composer
Karyn Balm
Simone (uncredited)
Christopher Challis
Cinematographer
Yves Barsacq
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Madeleine Gug
Editor
Kathy Chelimsky
Caroline Wallace (uncredited)
Richard Marden
Editor
Roger Dann
Gilbert, 'Comte de Florac' (uncredited)
Jacques Hilling
Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
Jean-François Laley
Boat Officer (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal
Doctor (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
Farmer (uncredited)
Albert Michel
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Libby Morris
American Lady (uncredited)
Moustache
Bit part (uncredited)
Denise Péron
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sophia Torkely
Joanna's Touring Friend (uncredited)
Hélène Tossy
Mme. Solange (uncredited)
Carol van Dyke
Michelle (uncredited)
Mario Verdon
Palamos (uncredited)
Patricia Viterbo
Joanna's Touring Friend (uncredited)
Joanna Vogel
Joanna's Touring Friend (uncredited)
Cathy Jones
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marc Frédérix
Assistant Art Director
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Details.
Release DateApril 27, 1967
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsNice · Saint-Tropez · Paris, France
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Two for the Road is a 1967 romantic comedy-drama directed and produced by Stanley Donen, starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. The film tells the story of a married couple who reflect on their twelve-year relationship while on a road trip from England to the French Riviera. As they survey their foundering marriage in the present, the evolution of their relationship reveals itself through vignettes from four previous trips they took along the same route. The film was made from an original screenplay by Frederic Raphael. Supporting cast members include Eleanor Bron, William Daniels, Claude Dauphin, and Nadia Gray. Two for the Road was Hepburn's penultimate film before her semi-retirement in early 1967.
Raphael conceived the idea for the film while driving with his wife to the south of France. He suggested the project initially to producer Joseph Janni, who declined it, and then wrote the script for Donen. Originally the film was to be made by Universal, but after the studio backed out, Donen took the project to Twentieth Century-Fox. Two for the Road is notable for combining the styles of a traditional Hollywood romance with elements of the French New Wave. Cars figure prominently in the film and, when the narrative jumps in time, help to establish the current year. Two for the Road was a rare Hepburn picture where she did not wear a wardrobe designed by Hubert de Givenchy, as Donen wanted her to have a more conventional appearance. The film's soundtrack was composed by Henry Mancini, who called the theme song his favourite piece of music he wrote. Principal photography began on 3 May 1966 and concluded on 1 September. The film was released on 27 April 1967 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Upon its release the film received mostly positive reviews but failed to make a profit. Its mixed response was in large part due to its experimental, non-linear structure, and coalescence of commercial and artistic filmmaking. Additionally, Hepburn's role as a wife and mother in a collapsing marriage was a radical departure from the ingénues she typically had played hitherto. In subsequent years, the film's reputation has grown substantially, with numerous authors citing it as Donen's greatest film, and Hepburn's performance as the best of her career.