Rome adventure by delmer daves delmer daves, troy donahue. It is an earnestly sweet travelogue about a 21yearold exlibrarian who seeks her independence in italy and falls for blonde bombshell troy donahue. Rome adventure dvd movie buy it now at cd universe. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Rome adventure soundtrack from 1962, composed by max steiner. It is glorious to see rome not packed with tourists wearing shorts, rubber flip flops, and baseball caps. Rome adventure 1962 troy donahue suzanne pleshette angie dickinson bas movie trashy trailer. Suzanne pleshette is off to the eternal city for adventure and amore. The adventure film festival world tour returns to rome, ga. Troy donahue stars as the man whom a sheltered young librarian finds when she. Director delmer daves masterfully scripted the film, set to a moving score by composer max steiner.
The era of this movie shows women taking pride in how they present themselves and men wearing dinner jackets in the evening. We find 10 films that will make you fall head over heels in love with one of the most iconic cities in the world. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A beautiful american schoolteacher vacationing in rome is courted by two men. The most interesting thing about rome adventure, after the glorious italian scenery, is that hampton fancher, future writer of blade runner and blade runner 2049, turns up in a supporting role my advice would be to record it on your dvr and watch it as a travelogue, fast forwarding through everything else. Not painted backdrops or spliced in documentary footage, but real locations. Tags film, basedonnovel, romance, drama, movie, movies, films, 2 star. Rome adventure, also known as lovers must learn, is a 1962 romantic drama film, based on the 1932 novel lovers must learn by. The desoto opened in 1929 as one of georgias seven largest theatres, and the first to be. For one thing, its simplicity, naivete and innocence albeit of the manufactured hollywood variety can be quite amusing, especially to viewers who are fond of mocking such qualities.
Yes, i agree that suzanne pleshette and troy donahue are not exactly katherine hepburn and lawrence olivier in this film, but their chemistry, a beautiful italian. Rome adventure 1962, a film by delmer daves theiapolis. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Prudence is a young lady of marriage age i cant believe i just typed that who travels to rome in search of adventure, following dismissal from her school librarian job for giving a student a romance novel oh, the shame. This is the typical early 1960s film meant to get tourists to visit. Home to an eclectic cluster of europes oldest streets as well as the cinecitta film studios, the city of rome is a perfect romantic fit for the silver screen. Rome adventure 1962 official trailer troy donahue, suzanne pleshette movie hd prudence resigns from her teaching position after being. Released in the usa on march 15 of 1962, rome adventure also known as amanti devono imparare, gli, abenteuer in rom is a dramaromance film directed and written by delmer daves. Listen free to max steiner rome adventure original film soundtrack rome adventure, lovers must learn and more. A 1962 childrens adventure film which centers around a group of kids out on a school trip to rome.
Suzanne pleshette the bob newhart show stars as a young american girl who goes to italy to learn about love, finds a handsome italian attracted to her, and realizes that shes attracted to an architectural student who is having an affair with an heiress. With barbara dare, porsche lynn, sharon mitchell, marilyn jess. Both women manage to repeatedly miss each other while finding plenty of sexual situations. Join us for an evening of adventure at the 2 nd annual adventure film festival rome.
Picture rome adventure and other neapolitan favorites on discogs. It isnt quite an adventure, nor a wellwritten or wellplotted film, but it is immensely watchable. Filmow rome adventure 1962 official trailer troy donahue, suzanne pleshette movie hd. Good chemistry of good looking troy donahue and pretty suzanne pleshette. You had your day in the sun however shortlived that time was. So she heads for the eternal city and encounters a handsome student troy donahue, a dashing older man rossano brazzi and competition from a. Ver pelicula rome adventure en espanol gratis 1962 pelicula. The desoto opened in 1929 as one of georgias seven largest theatres, and the first to be designed and built for sound pictures. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
There are some beautiful shots of rome in the film. This is the typical early 1960s film meant to get tourists to. Rome adventure, also known as lovers must learn, is a 1962 romantic drama film, based on the 1932 novel lovers must learn by irving fineman. Candelabro italiano, o rome adventure 1962 youtube. You can watch all the videos originally created by elia iglesias on her main channel. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Check out rome adventure original film soundtrack by max steiner on amazon music. Rome adventure 1962 stream and watch online moviefone. Troy donahue and angie dickinson are starring, alongside rossano brazzi, suzanne pleshette, constance ford and al hirt. If youre not up for an early 1960s romantic comedy, watch portions of it just as a travelogue.
I marked the arrival of summer by watching one of delmer daves grandly romantic teen melodramas, rome adventure 1962. The city hosts the cinecitta studios, the largest film and television production facility in continental europe and the centre of the italian cinema, where a large number of todays biggest box office hits are filmed. Fanny composed by harold rome conducted by morris stoloff 1961. You thrived at a time that was so fleeting that one wonders if it ever really existed. They enter the coliseum and when they exit they discover that they have been transported through time into the past. Rome adventure original film soundtrack max steiner.
Released in 1962, starring suzanne pleshette, troy donahue, rossano brazzi and angie dickinson. Suzanne pleshette january 31, 1937 january 19, 2008 was an american actress and voice actress. He was a popular male sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. Her possibilities include donahue and rossano brazzibut what really wins her, and viewers heart is the city of rome itself. The children quickly find period clothing which allows them to not stand out too. This film is suzanne pleshettes first major film role. It was directed by delmer daves and stars troy donahue, angie dickinson, and suzanne pleshette. Mar 08, 20 check out rome adventure original film soundtrack by max steiner on amazon music. It was made just before the dam broke and everything was allowed to go in movies. In rome, roberto brings prudence and albert to the boarding house of and old countess. Over the past century, there have been numerous films set in rome, and the city has a particularly strong cinematic tradition.
I watched rome adventure on valentines day, hoping for a bit of romantic fluff. Read the rome adventure movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Sep 24, 20 rome adventure soundtrack from 1962, composed by max steiner. Prudence finds a job in and american bookstore in rome and she celebrates with the brokenhearted guest of the countess, don porter, whose girlfriend lyda kent has just broken up with him and traveled to switzerland. What i got instead was a fairly slow and quiet romantic drama, with a few turns toward melodrama as it moves along. Rome adventure 1962 out of the past a classic film blog. Released 1962, rome adventure stars troy donahue, suzanne pleshette, angie dickinson, rossano brazzi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Rome adventure is an essential 1960s romantic classic. So she heads for the eternal city and encounters a handsome student troy donahue, a dashing older man rossano brazziand competition from a wily woman of the world angie dickinson. Nov 17, 2010 rome adventure is one of those movies. Both of these create a mood conducive to love, and are the main reasons to watch the film. Held at the historic desoto theatre in the heart of downtown, theres no better venue to experience this years collection of groundbreaking films. Rome adventure 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Suzanne pleshette the bob newhart show stars as a young american girl who goes to italy to learn about love, finds a handsome italian attracted to her, and realizes that shes attracted to an.
Rome adventure 1962 official trailer troy donahue, suzanne pleshette movie hd. Everything about it is beautiful from the cinematography, to the italian locations and even its stars. Pleshette started her career in the theatre and began appearing in films in the late 1950s and later appeared in prominent films such as rome adventure 1962 and alfred hitchcocks the birds 1963. Romance classics collection is a good label for this fourdisc set of movies that might easily be called the troy donahue collection. Listen to your favorite songs from rome adventure original film soundtrack by max steiner now. Yet you brought many of us happiness and a hope for the future.
Rome adventure is a film programme that first aired in 1962 and has been classified a pg certificate. Visita grandes ciudades en zylomjuega a big city adventure y visita lugares interesantes. Donahue passed away in 2001 and could have used the attention, as his star and career faded fast after a five or sixfilm burst of popularity. Troy donahue, angie dickinson and suzanne pleshette star in this 1962 film directed by delmer daves and based on the novel by irving fineman. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items.
Released by md music company in 20 containing music from rome adventure 1962. Prudence and don tour italy together, and romance naturally. Purchase rome adventure on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Tired of stuffy new england, prudence bell suzanne pleshette in her first major film role longs for a rome adventure. Thats not to say that rome doesnt have some pleasures.
While the film narratively holds its own for much of the runtime, it drastically looses focus in a rushed third act. A woman searches rome for her cousin, overdue from a business trip. This film is the proof that those times did really once exist. Cast and crew credits for rome adventure, 1962, directed by delmer daves, with troy donahue, angie dickinson, rossano brazzi, at turner classic movies. Rome adventure belongs to an earlier, simpler time but it was not a good movie even then. Suzanne pleshette is composure itself, as librarian prudence, telling off her bosses led by norma varden with a clever nod to the book on which the movie is based then, with parents mary patton, maurice wells, disembarking, meeting albert hampton fancher, opening rome adventure, 1962. Prudence and don tour italy together, and romance naturally follows. The newlyn school of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th century and the film focuses on the wild and. She sails for italy, takes a job at a small bookstore in rome, and meets don, who has just broken up with his girlfriend. A young librarian at an all girl school appropriately named prudence susan pleshette is reprimanded for recommending a racy. Prudence resigns from her teaching position after being criticized for giving a student her copy of a romance novel. The above shouldnt detract from the fact that rome adventure is a complete visual treat.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. You get to see all the sites of rome and many other areas of italy. Watching this film felt like i was just took a vacation in 1960s italy. Released in 1962, it stars susanne pleshette as prudence and troy donohue as don. Rome adventure is one of the best clean movies ive ever seen. Rome adventure original film soundtrack by max steiner. Rome adventure original film soundtrack by max steiner on.
Rome adventure 1962 prudence suzanne pleshette, a feisty but romanticminded young librarian at an allfemale school in new england, resigns from her job after getting disciplined for. Rome adventure 1962 official trailer troy donahue, suzanne. Rome adventure is not only intrinsically enjoyable but is an excellent illustration of the power of restraint, innuendo, and naughtiness in romance films. Set in picaresque rome, this prepsoterously plotted romantic melodrama features heartthrob troy donahue summer place, parrish at the height of his. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent rome adventure online on moviefone.
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