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Come September

Come September

A Quiet hideaway... A Secret rendezvous... then the teen-agers barged in!

19616.81h 52m

Overview

Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man. Meanwhile, his sneaky business associate Maurice secretly misappropriates the villa as a hotel while Talbot is away. The current guests of the "hotel" are a group of young American girls.

Directed by Robert Mulligan
Written by Stanley Roberts, Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
Produced by Raoul Walsh, Robert Arthur
Box Office0Revenue: $14.2M

Top Cast

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Robert L. Talbot

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Lisa Helena Fellini

Sandra Dee

Sandra Dee

Sandy Stevens

Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Tony

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Maurice Clavell

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Margaret Allison

Rossana Rory

Rossana Rory

Anna

Ronald Howard

Ronald Howard

Spencer

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

Beagle

R

Ronnie Haran

Sparrow

Themes & Keywords

villaitalyvacationconciergefear of commitmentmistressintercultural relationshipwealthy manhotel businesslove storymilan, italyitalian rivierateenagereuropean tourconservative values

About Come September

Come September is a comedy, romance film released in 1961 exploring themes of villa, italy, vacation, concierge, fear of commitment, mistress. Directed by Robert Mulligan, it stars Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee. Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man. Meanwhile, his sneaky business associate Maurice secretly misappropriates the villa as a hotel while Talbot is away. The current guests of the "hotel" are a group of young American girls.

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