
The Loved One is a movie directed by Tony Richardson in 1965 and based on the book The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy by Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1948. The movie features Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, and others.
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Storyline
A clash of cultures unfolds as a young British poet finds himself in California to oversee the burial of his Hollywood star uncle. In this darkly comedic adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1948 novel, he confronts a seedy mortuary business, leading to a series of bizarre and absurd encounters.
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Year
1965
Minutes
122
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Loved One
Director: Tony Richardson
Country: USA
Year: 1965
Length: 2h2m
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Year
1948
Pages
127
Book Rate
7.54
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Book
The Loved One
Subtitle: An Anglo-American Tragedy
Author: Evelyn Waugh
Country: UK
First published in: 1948
Length: 127 pages
Genre: Fiction
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