International Velvet (film)
| International Velvet | |
|---|---|
| File:International Velvet Film.jpg The advertising material | |
| Directed by | Bryan Forbes |
| Written by | Bryan Forbes Enid Bagnold (book) |
| Produced by | Bryan Forbes |
| Starring | Tatum O'Neal Nanette Newman Anthony Hopkins Christopher Plummer Jeffrey Byron Sarah Bullen Richard Warwick |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Running time | 127 min. |
| Language | English |
International Velvet is the name of a 1978 film. It was the sequal to the 1944 classic, International Velvet.
Plot introduction
Template:Spoiler International Velvet is the heart touching story of a girl, Sarah Brown, who is orphaned by a car crash. She is sent to England to live with her auntie, Velvet Brown. When Velvet was a similar age as Sarah, she entered the Grand National and won, however getting disqualified as she was too young and a woman. The horse Velvet rode on that occasion was called The Pie. The horse was retired to a stud, and after much deliberation, Sarah and Velvet buy the last child of The Pie and aptly named it Arizona Pie, combining the name of the father, and the state in America Sarah was originally from. Sarah lives up to her dream and enters the Olympic Three Day Event helping Great Britain win the team competition. She falls in love with an American Competitor, and moves back to America with him. She sends her auntie, Velvet, her Olympic medal, saying she deserved it.
Trivia
- International Velvet shares none of the stars with the original film.
- The Director Bryan Forbes cast his wife Nanette Newman in the role of Velvet Brown, over Elizabeth Taylor, who played her in the original film.
Awards
Nanette Newman won a Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress.