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Two Weeks in Another Town

Play trailer Poster for Two Weeks in Another Town 1962,  1h 46m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Upon being released after years in a mental hospital, fallen Hollywood star and alcoholic Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) moves to Rome in an attempt to revive his career, accepting a small part in an Italian production headed by aged, now-unfashionable director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson). When Kruger is sidetracked by a heart attack, Andrus steps in as director and struggles to save his mentor's picture from certain failure -- even as Kruger denounces Andrus and accuses him of betrayal.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Aug 12, 2019
One of the sharpest and most perceptive movies about the film industry. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Aug 10, 2021
3/4
The overwrought nature of the film actually suits the larger-than-life canvas on which broad strokes are frequently painted. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 7, 2019
Douglas and Robinson struggle doggedly to put some life into their painfully stereotyped roles. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Dec 9, 2013
3/5
shows the industry in that transition, and in that respect, it's fascinating to watch Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Mar 26, 2011
Both intimate and outsized, it's a strange product of the era, a Hollywood white elephant of a movie straddling self-awareness and self-parody ... Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Feb 11, 2011
The culmination of a great career filled with glorious images and deeply-felt emotions. Go to Full Review
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Leia S Jul 24, 2017 not a very good story, nor any good performances by.. anyone!
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Cast & Crew

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Vincente Minnelli

Director

Kirk Douglas

Jack Andrus

Edward G. Robinson

Maurice Kruger

Cyd Charisse

Carlotta

George Hamilton

Davie Drew

Claire Trevor

Clara Kruger

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Two Weeks in Another Town

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Movie Info

Synopsis Upon being released after years in a mental hospital, fallen Hollywood star and alcoholic Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) moves to Rome in an attempt to revive his career, accepting a small part in an Italian production headed by aged, now-unfashionable director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson). When Kruger is sidetracked by a heart attack, Andrus steps in as director and struggles to save his mentor's picture from certain failure -- even as Kruger denounces Andrus and accuses him of betrayal.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Producer
John Houseman
Screenwriter
Irwin Shaw, Charles Schnee
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, John Houseman Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Mono
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