An Affair to Remember

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Cary Grant as Nickie Ferrante
• Deborah Kerr as Terry McKay
• Richard Denning as Kenneth Bradley
• Neva Patterson as Lois Clark
• Cathleen Nesbitt as Janou (Nickie’s grandmother)
• Robert Q. Lewis as himself (announcer)
• Charles Watts as Ned Hathaway
• Fortunio Bonanova as Courbet
• Marni Nixon as Terry McKay’s singing voice

Storyline:

Nickie Ferrante’s return to New York to marry a rich heiress is well publicized as are his many antics and affairs. He meets a nightclub singer Terry McKay who is also on her way home to her longtime boyfriend. She sees him as just another playboy and he sees her as stand-offish but over several days they soon find they’ve fallen in love. Nickie has never really worked in his life so they agree that they will meet again in six months atop the Empire State building. This will give them time to deal with their current relationships and for Nickie to see if he can actually earn a living. He returns to painting and is reasonably successful. On the agreed date, Nickie is waiting patiently for Terry who is racing to join him. Fate intervenes however resulting in misunderstanding and heartbreak and only fate can save their relationship.

About Movie:

An Affair to Remember is an American romance film directed by Leo McCarey, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. The film is noted for its emotional depth and has been regarded as one of the most romantic films of all time, according to the American Film Institute. It is a remake of McCarey’s earlier film, Love Affair (1939), which starred Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.

Upon its release, the film received positive reviews and was nominated for four Academy Awards. Critics praised the performances of Grant and Kerr, as well as the film’s emotional resonance. Despite its acclaim, it did not achieve significant box office success initially, grossing approximately $3.85 million in rentals.

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