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  • The Four Poster (1952)
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    103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Four Poster (1952)
Approved
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adapted from the prize-winning Broadway play that featured two people and a four-poster bed, in which the couple enacts their marriage, from 1897, until he dies some time after she has died from cancer. It is a love that endured wars, ...See moreAdapted from the prize-winning Broadway play that featured two people and a four-poster bed, in which the couple enacts their marriage, from 1897, until he dies some time after she has died from cancer. It is a love that endured wars, another woman and the death of their favorite son. The episodes are bridged and linked by cartoon sequences done by UPA (United Productions of America.) Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Irving Reis
Writers
Jan de Hartog (play "The Fourposter") (screenplay) | Allan Scott (screenplay)
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematographer
Hal Mohr
Editor
Henry Batista
Production Designer
Rudolph Sternad
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Updated Oct 8, 1952
Release date
Oct 8, 1952 (United States)
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

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