The Moon and Sixpence (1959)

Directors

Robert Mulligan

Cast

Cyril Cusack, Denholm Elliott, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hume Cronyn, Jean Marsh, Jessica Tandy, Judith Anderson, Laurence Olivier, Murray Matheson

The story

A successful stockbroker leaves his family in middle age to become an artist. His wife (played by Geraldine Fitzgerald) responds by committing suicide. In Paris, he befriends another artist (played by Hume Cronyn), then has an affair with his friend's wife (played by Jessica Tandy), destroying their marriage.

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