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An Affair to Remember Overview:

An Affair to Remember (1957) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Leo McCarey and produced by Jerry Wald.

SYNOPSIS

In this legendary tearjerker that served as the female touchstone in Sleepless in Seattle, the world's most eligible bachelor (Grant) is set to marry an heiress. But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's traveling alone on a luxury liner, he meets Kerr and realizes he's engaged to the wrong woman. McCarey and Grant in a sentimental mood. First made by McCarey in 1939 as Love Affair with Dunne and Boyer, later remade as Love Affair (1994) with Beatty and Bening.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1957 --- Ceremony Number 30 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyMilton KrasnerNominated
Best Costume DesignCharles LeMaireNominated
Best Music - ScoringHugo FriedhoferNominated
Best Music - SongMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Harold Adamson and Leo McCareyNominated

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DOUBLE BILL #18: Love Affair (1939) and An Affair to Remember (1957)

DOUBLE BILL #18: Love Affair (1939) and An Affair to Remember (1957) On September 10, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized It’s not unusual for a director to remake their own movie. Hitchcock did it, Cecil B. DeMille did it (twice!), and Leo McCarey did it. Love Affair (... Read full article


An Affair to Remember (1957)

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An Affair to Remember (1957)

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An Affair to Remember Quotes:

Terry McKay: Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own! I was looking up... it was the nearest thing to heaven! You were there...

Terry McKay: We were talking about the place where I was born...
Nickie Ferrante: I can hardly wait for you to grow up.

Nickie: There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean.

Terry McKay: The Empire State Building is the closest thing to heaven in this city.

Kenneth Bradley: I really hope you've found happiness, and if you're ever in need of anything, like someone to love you, don't hesitate to call me.
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An Affair to Remember Facts
A Bollywood film with the title Mann starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala was inspired by this movie.

Nickie and Terry make their conditional promise to meet in six months at exactly the halfway point of the film (59-1/2 minutes into the 119-minute movie).

Second of three movies that paired Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant.

Deborah Kerr's singing was dubbed by Marni Nixon, who also dubbed her in The King and I the previous year.

Was voted the #5 greatest romance of all time by the American Film Institute. This is the highest voted film in which the two lovers end up together in the end.

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