All Fall Down 3778721 163016755 2007-10-08T04:16:55Z Twelsht 1191996 /* Plot */ + links {{Infobox_Film | name = All Fall Down | image = 101548.1010.A.jpg | caption= original film poster| imdb_id = 0055738 | producer = [[John Houseman]] | director = [[John Frankenheimer]] | writer = [[James Leo Herlihy]] (novel)<br>[[William Inge]] (screenplay) | starring = [[Eva Marie Saint]]<br>[[Warren Beatty]]<br>[[Karl Malden]]<br>[[Angela Lansbury]] | music = [[Alex North]] | cinematography = [[Lionel Lindon]] | editing = [[Franz Steininger]] | distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] | released = [[April 11]], [[1962]] | runtime = 111 min. | language = [[English language|English]] | }} {{otheruses}} '''''All Fall Down''''' is a [[1962 in film|1962]] film directed by [[John Frankenheimer]]. The melodrama produced by [[John Houseman]], was adapted by playwright [[William Inge]] from a [[All Fall Down (novel)|1960 novel]] by [[James Leo Herlihy]] and starred [[Eva Marie Saint]] and [[Warren Beatty]]. Upon its release, the film was a minor [[box office]] hit. Together with her performance in Frankenheimer's ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'', [[Angela Lansbury]] won the year's [[National Board of Review]] Award for Best Supporting Actress. ==Plot== The film follows the wealthy Willart family. Berry-Berry Willart ([[Warren Beatty]]) is idolized by younger brother Clinton ([[Brandon De Wilde]]), despite Berry's [[hedonism|hedonistic]] lifestyle and irresponsible ways. After their parents, Ralph and Annabel Willart ([[Karl Malden]] and [[Angela Lansbury]]) take in a young Echo O'Brien ([[Eva Marie Saint]]), Berry is drawn to her. Berry deserts Echo when she becomes pregnant, driving the girl to [[suicide]] and destroying Clinton's view of his brother. ==Cast== {| class="wikitable" width="50%" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Actor !! Role |- | [[Eva Marie Saint]] || Echo O'Brien |- | [[Warren Beatty]] || Berry-Berry Willart |- | [[Karl Malden]] || Ralph Willart |- | [[Angela Lansbury]] || Annabel Willart |- | [[Brandon de Wilde]] || Clinton Willart |- | [[Constance Ford]] || Mrs. Mandel |- | [[Albert Paulsen]] || Capt. Ramirez |} ==See also== *[[All Fall Down (novel)|All Fall Down]] - the book from which the film was adapted. ==External links== * {{imdb title|id=0055738|title=All Fall Down}} {{John Frankenheimer Films}} [[Category:1962 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:MGM films]] [[Category:Drama films]] [[Category:Films based on fiction books]] {{1960s-drama-film-stub}} [[it:E il vento disperse la nebbia]]