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 enlarge | Director: George Seaton
Actors: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross, Gene Reynolds
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 13650
Format: Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Dolby, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD054094D
ISBN: 0792198069
UPC: 097360540949
EAN: 9780792198062
ASIN: B0002ERWZ0
Theatrical Release Date: May 17, 1955
Release Date: September 21, 2004
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 Three Top Stars Giving Their All In Gritty and Non Sentimental Backstage Drama September 23, 2006
Simon Davis
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
"The Country Girl", starring the powerhouse acting trio of Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden has often been unfairly remembered only for the fact that it won Grace Kelly a "surprise", Best Actress Oscar that year over popular favourite Judy Garland who was considered a sure thing for the honour for her legendary return to the screen in the remake of "A Star is Born". However after viewing this seldom seen film last night I can see that it most definately stands up on its own merits as an assured and at times stark illustration of the life behind the glitter of the New York Stage. "The Country Girl", with its rather misleading title not only boasts the beautiful Grace Kelly in her most non traditional and unglamourous role but also displays some of the finest work achieved by both leading men with Bing Crosby in particular also playing dramatically against his usual screen type in the role of a washed up alchoholic actor being given one final chance at a Broadway comback.
 The Most Depressing Musical Ever September 1, 2006
B. K. Stepp (USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This isn't the kind of movie where the characters break into song at the drop of a hat, but there are a lot of musical numbers. Bing sings for his audition, has a flashback of himself recording a song, sings as part of the broadway show he is starring in and he even duets with a cabaret singer at a bar. None of the music is especially interesting and it sometimes slows the momentum of the story.
As far as the acting goes, everyone comments on Kelly and Crosby, but Holden is the pro here. He gets taken for granted because he's done this role so many times and he makes it look easy. Granted, Crosby is a revelation, but it's more because he is playing so much against type. And Kelly is doing her best Ingrid Bergman impersonation. I swear she even takes on Bergman's accent. It just left me thinking how much better Bergman would have been in the role. The fact that she won the Oscar just shows that politics win Academy Awards. Any of the other four actesses were more deserving.
The movie itself has a good story with some surprises, though it's a little stagy. Worth a look to see Holden showing them how it's done.
 Fascinating Character Study August 3, 2006
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It took a while for me to shine to "The Country Girl". It moves at a deliberate pace and there is a certain staginess to the proceedings. There is a virtue to the pacing for any discriminating viewer. Our assumptions about the characters and their relationships are dropped on their head and our initial reactions are not the correct ones. Some reviewers called the film drab but I would say it has a gritty realism. The three principals here are superb. Bing Crosby gives probably his best performance ever as the dependent alcoholic. Forget the Oscar. Forget the drab clothing and lack of makeup. Grace Kelly here delivers a performance of great complexity as the enabling spouse who has finally gotten to the end of her rope. The glue to the film is William Holden, the theatre director who acts as a surrogate for the audience in trying to sort out Crosby and Kelly's less than ideal relationship. An interesting and provocative film all around.
Another Good Old Classic July 7, 2006
V. Steingruber (Alabama)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you enjoy old movies, this one is good. There is the subject of alcoholism which would maybe relegate this to adults; however, there is no foul language, nudity, or sexual content. (Bravo!) More clean entertainment from a bygone year!
It's tough to make Grace Kelly look & act ordinary. November 16, 2005
JOHN GODFREY (Milwaukee ,WI USA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
She is just too beautiful. Der Bingo is usually pretty laid back & happy-go-lucky. They are both acting against type. They did a very fine job in Country Girl, some of their best work. Throw in Wiiliam Holden an acknowledged fine actor & you have an Oscar for her Serene Highness & kudos for Crosby. He is Frank Elgin, a depressed, washed up actor, married unhappily to Georgie (Kelly). He feels guilty for the death of their young son years before that came when he was on top & he & Georgie were in love. Afterwards, he crawled into a bottle, an emotional cripple, totally dependent on Georgie & she is sick of it.
Holden play Bernie Dodd a director. Against all advice from his backers & producer he wants Frank to star in his new musical, the role of a lifetime. He sees something in Frank as an actor & singer that he thinks is still there. Frank, with all his insecurities & alcoholism can very easily blow it. Can he do it without Geogie? Meanwhile, she's falling in love with Bernie.
There are many slow & ponderous scenes in this movie. It works better as the play it was adapted from. The acting is so good that it saves the movie from its inertia. A great play with great acting but just an average movie.
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