Love Among the Ruins

Love Among the Ruins is a 1975 television film (1975) directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn and Sir Laurence Olivier. Set in Edwardian England, Love Among the Ruins tells the story of Jessica Medlicott (Hepburn), an aging grande dame of the London theater. When Medlicott is accused by a young man of seducing and then abandoning him, she retains the services of the greatest barrister in Britain (Olivier), who turns out to be a fo... more

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  • Mar 6, 1975

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  • 1 h 40 min

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George Cukor

George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director who mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed a string of impressive films including What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932),...

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  • Mar 6, 1975

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