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Houseboat

Houseboat

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 50mApproved
ComedyDramaFamilyRomance
6.6
IMDB Rating
10,378 votes

A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.

Director
Melville Shavelson
Writers
Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Betsy Drake
Stars
Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer
Release Date
November 19, 1958
Language
English, Italian
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 51
Reviews
📋 8.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
as Tom Winters
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
as Cinzia Zaccardi
Martha Hyer
Martha Hyer
as Carolyn Gibson
Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino
as Angelo Donatello
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Arturo Zaccardi
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
as Capt. Alan Wilson
Mimi Gibson
Mimi Gibson
as Elizabeth Winters
Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen
as David Winters
Charles Herbert
Charles Herbert
as Robert Winters
Madge Kennedy
Madge Kennedy
as Mrs. Farnsworth

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Filming Location
Mt Vernon, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

houseboatwidowerwashington d.c.carnivalitalian woman

🎯 Categories

Romantic ComedySatireScrewball ComedyComedyDramaFamilyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

GRANT/LOREN SO HAPPY TOGETHER...!
by masonfisk2021-12-20
7/10

"A romantic comedy short on logic but long on suave chemistry from 1958. A woman passes leaving her passel of 3 children w/their estranged father played by Cary Grant. Enter the luminous Sophia Loren, the daughter of a well regarded Italian music conductor who's on the outs w/her father so she flees his strict confines to meet up Grant & offer her services to be his maid & au pair to his unruly trio of brats when they move into the moored titular houseboat. That she falls for Grant while his wife's sister has made her feelings known makes for an interesting set of misconceptio..."

💡 Did You Know?

Cary Grant was 53 when he made this film; his romantic lead, Sophia Loren, turned 23 during shooting.

📖 Synopsis

A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.