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The Greengage Summer (called The Loss of Innocence in the USA) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel The Greengage Summer (1958) by Rumer Godden. Set in Épernay, in the Champagne region of France, it is the story of the transition of a teenage girl into womanhood.
More later named it as his favourite film, stating, "She [Susannah York] was just twenty-one and an adorable creature...it was one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."
Original Release
04/28/1961
US Release
09/20/1961
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenneth More | Eliot |
| Danielle Darrieux | Madame Zisi / Zisi |
| Susannah York | Joss Grey / Joss |
| Claude Nollier | Madame Corbet |
| Jane Asher | Hester |
| Elizabeth Dear | Vicky |
| Richard Williams | Willmouse |
| David Saire | Paul |
| Raymond Gérôme | Renard |
| Maurice Denham | Uncle William / Mr. Bullock |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenneth More | Eliot |
| Danielle Darrieux | Madame Zisi / Zisi |
| Susannah York | Joss Grey / Joss |
| Claude Nollier | Madame Corbet |
| Jane Asher | Hester |
| Elizabeth Dear | Vicky |
| Richard Williams | Willmouse |
| David Saire | Paul |
| Raymond Gérôme | Renard |
| Maurice Denham | Uncle William / Mr. Bullock |
| André Maranne | Monsieur Dufour / M. Dutour |
| Harold Kasket | Monsieur Prideaux / M. Prideaux |
| Jacques B. Brunius | Monsieur Joubert |
| Joy Shelton | Mrs. Grey |
| Balbina | Mauricette |
| Will Stampe | Monsieur Armand |
| Jean Ozenne | Champagne Director |
| Jacques Dhery | Bargee |
| Bessie Love | American Tourist |
| Fred Johnson | American Tourist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Victor Saville | Producer |
| Edward Small | Producer |
