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This Angry Age

1958, Movie, NR, 111 mins

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A coproduction that utilizes several talents from many countries to no avail as it tells a muddled story, with the varied acting styles clashing. Van Fleet is a widow operating a large rice plantation in Indochina (Vietnam, presumably) that is in danger of being swallowed by the angry sea. She has two children, Perkins and Mangano. They are struggling to make this farm profitable when Conte, a government agent, arrives and attempts to get them off their land. That idea is so... read more leave a comment
Year: 1958
Rated NR

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Cast
Anthony Perkins: Joseph Dufresne
Silvana Mangano: Suzanne Dufresne
Richard Conte: Michael
Jo Van Fleet: Mme. Dufresne
Nehemiah Persoff: Albert
Yvonne Sanson: Carmen

 

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