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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release1957

Runtime2h 10m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,100,000

Revenue$2,000,000

Production

Billy Wilder Productions

Allied Artists Pictures

Movie

Love in the Afternoon

1957

2h 10m

7.0

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the worldly mature Frank Flannagan hoping that l’amour will take hold.

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