Ash Wednesday (1973)
Barbara gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark, but he doesn't seem interested in meeting her. She checks in to a ski resort to wait for Mark, and begins getting attention from young men. Her daughter tries to warn her that even though she has had the surgery it might be too late for her marriage, but she clings to the hope that Mark will come back once he sees her new look. Meanwhile, she must decide whether or not have an affair with a young man she's met.
Director: Larry Peerce
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Elizabeth Taylor as Barbara Sawyer |
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Henry Fonda as Mark Sawyer |
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Helmut Berger as Erich |
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Keith Baxter as David |
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Maurice Teynac as Doctor Lambert |
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Margaret Blye as Kate Sawyer |
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Sandy Johnson as Sandy |
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Monique van Vooren as German Woman |
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Henning Schlüter as Bridge Player |
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Dino Mele as Mario |
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Kathy Van Lypps as Mandy |
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Dina Sassoli as Nurse Ilse |
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Carlo Puri as Paolo |
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Andrea Esterhazy as Comte d'Arnoud |
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Jill Pratt as Simone |
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Irina Wassilchikoff as Silvano del Campo |
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Maximillian Windisch-Graetz as Viet Hartung |
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Nadia Stancioff as Helga |
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Rodolfo Lodi as Prince Von Essen |
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Raymond Vignale as Gregory de Rive |
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Jose De Vega as Tony Gutierrez |
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Samantha Starr as Samantha |
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Elena Tricoli as Elena |
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Maria Grazia Marescalchi as Saleslady |
| Production | Dominick Dunne | Producer |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marion Rothman | Editor |
| Production | Paola Roli | Casting |
| Art | Phil Abramson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Larry Peerce | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Tramont | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giannetto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |