Zeit der Liebe, Zeit des Abschieds (1936)
Sam Dodsworth ist der Vorstandsvorsitzende des US-amerikanischen Automobilherstellers Revelation Motor Company. Seine Ehefrau Fran fühlt sich alt und überredet ihren Mann, mit ihr auf eine längere Reise nach Europa zu gehen. Das Paar überquert auf dem Luxusliner Queen Mary dem Atlantik. Schon auf der Überfahrt blüht Fran auf und beginnt sich für andere Männer zu interessieren, während Sam auf dem Schiff die junge Witwe Edith Cortright kennenlernt. Die Ehe der Dodsworths steht kurz vor dem Ende. Fran hat sich in einen europäischen Adeligen verliebt und verlangt die Scheidung. Als jedoch die ersehnte Hochzeit mit dem Adeligen platzt, kehrt sie zu Sam zurück. Gemeinsam wollen sie wieder zurück nach Amerika fahren. Bereits auf dem Schiff erkennt Sam jedoch, dass die Ehe tatsächlich keine Zukunft mehr hat. In letzter Sekunde verlässt er das Schiff und entscheidet sich für ein gemeinsames Leben mit Edith Cortright.
Der Regisseur:
William Wyler
Der Autor:
Sidney Howard
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Walter Huston as Sam Dodsworth |
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Ruth Chatterton as Fran Dodsworth |
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Paul Lukas as Arnold Iselin |
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Mary Astor as Edith Cortright |
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David Niven as Captain Clyde Lockert |
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Gregory Gaye as Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf |
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Maria Ouspenskaya as Baroness Von Obersdorf |
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Odette Myrtil as Renée de Penable |
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Spring Byington as Matey Pearson |
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Harlan Briggs as Tubby Pearson |
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Kathryn Marlowe as Emily Dodsworth McKee |
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John Payne as Harry McKee |
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Bobby Barber as Italian Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Wilson Benge as Steward on Queen Mary (uncredited) |
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Ted Billings as Man on Railroad Platform (uncredited) |
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Eugene Borden as Baggage Carrier at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Horace B. Carpenter as Motor Company Employee (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as American Express Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jean De Briac as Official (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Jack George as Orchestra Leader in Vienna (uncredited) |
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Fred Malatesta as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Maude as Mary (uncredited) |
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Louis Mercier as French Railroad Conductor (uncredited) |
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Inez Palange as Teresa (uncredited) |
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John Picorri as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Pat Somerset as Englishman (uncredited) |
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William Wyler as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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John Barclay as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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J.C. Fowler as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Loretta Russell as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Martell as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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George Nardelli as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Writing | Sinclair Lewis | Novel |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| Writing | Sidney Howard | Screenplay |
| Production | Merritt Hulburd | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Edmond F. Bernoudy | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ray Binger | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Gowland | Stand In |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Art | Paul Widlicska | Props |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Camera | Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Robert Wyler | Additional Writing |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Oscar Lagerstrom | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Thomas T. Moulton | Sound Engineer |