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The Other Side of Midnight

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160 mins (NTSC)
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The Other Side of Midnight (1977)

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The Romance Of Passion And Power

One woman's life of love and larceny is recounted in this soapy drama based on the best-selling novel by Sidney Sheldon. In the midst of WWII, innocent French girl Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with dashing American pilot Larry Douglas (John Beck). When Larry is given new orders taking him back to America, he tells Noelle that he'll come back for her -- when he doesn't, she becomes bitter and pledges to use men for their money and power, not for love. Noelle goes on to become a famous actress and weds Constantin Demeris (Raf Vallone), a Greek multi-millionaire. But she can't shake her passion for Larry, and eventually she hires him to work as her personal pilot. While at first he does not recognize her, soon Larry and Noelle are once again involved in a torrid affair, and when Larry's wife Catherine (Susan Sarandon) refuses to give him a divorce, he and Noelle begin planning a scheme to arrange an "accidental" death for Catherine. The Other Side of Midnight marked the American debut of actress Marie-France Pisier, following her role in the international success Cousin, Cousine


According to the documentary Empire of Dreams, since the book was very successful, anticipation was that the film would translate to success at the box office and it resulted in 20th Century Fox heavily promoting the film. The studio was promoting Star Wars at the same time, even as it was controversial for its growing expense.
Fearing that Star Wars would be a flop, the studio made a peremptory decision to grant prints of The Other Side of Midnight — a 2-hour, 45-minute long feature with sex and nudity — only to those theaters that agreed to book Star Wars as well.
Ultimately, in spite of the former's massive critical acclaim, The Other Side of Midnight proved to be the box office failure. Despite the controversy surrounding the huge expense involved in the making of Star Wars, the latter ultimately grossed a then-record $237 million in North America in its first run and would eventually spawn a multi-media franchise that continues to this day.
The movie earned $18.4 million in North American rentals.


Release Date: June 17, 1977

Distrib: 20th Century Fox


Boxoffice: $24,652,021 2013: $87,774,500

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