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The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 29m
Drama
5
IMDB Rating
369 votes

A love story between two misunderstood new bohemians who don't even understand themselves.

Director
Ranald MacDougall
Writers
Jack Kerouac, Robert Thom
Stars
Leslie Caron, George Peppard, Janice Rule
Release Date
June 23, 1960
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 15
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
as Mardou Fox
George Peppard
George Peppard
as Leo Percepied
Janice Rule
Janice Rule
as Roxanne
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
as Yuri Gligoric
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour
as Charlotte Percepied
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton
as Adam Moorad
Scott Marlowe
Scott Marlowe
as Julien Alexander
Arte Johnson
Arte Johnson
as Arial Lavalerra
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Ruth Storey
as Analyst
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
as Bartender

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Filming Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Production
CinemaScope, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Metrocolor

🏷️ Keywords

based on novelpsychotronic filmsan francisco californiapoetbeatnik

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Stagey melodramatic tosh
by Benzyl2006-04-16
4/10

"Hooray I thought, another San Francisco movie that TnT shows from time to time and I can't think of a better place to set a beat generation based production than here. The good news is that there is plenty of location shots set around the North Beach/Telegraph Hill exteriors but bad that most of the interiors are the usual Paramount style back lots that just oozes, well, not authenticity anyway. the acting style is labored and theatrical almost like pantomime and if you think of a less plausible West Side Story with the singing removed you would be pretty close to what can be seen here. T..."

💡 Did You Know?

In the novel, the character of Mardou Fox is African American and Cherokee, as was the actual woman Jack Kerouac based the character on.

📖 Synopsis

A love story between two misunderstood new bohemians who don't even understand themselves.