All the Way Home (1963 film)

All the Way Home
Theatrical poster
Directed byAlex Segal
Screenplay byPhilip Reisman Jr.
Based on
A Death in the Family
(1957 novel)
by James Agee

All the Way Home
(1960 play)
by Tad Mosel

Produced byDavid Susskind
StarringJean Simmons
Robert Preston
Pat Hingle
Aline MacMahon
Thomas Chalmers
CinematographyBoris Kaufman
Edited byLora Hays
Music byBernard Green
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
Running time
97–107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$650,000[1] or $1 million[2]

All the Way Home is a 1963 drama film directed by Alex Segal and starring Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, and Michael Kearney. The plot is about a young boy and his mother dealing with the sudden death of his father. It was based on the 1957 James Agee novel A Death in the Family,[3] and the 1960 Tad Mosel play All the Way Home.[4]

Plot

Cast

Release

The film was screened at the first New York Film Festival in Philharmonic Hall on September 14, 1963. It had its official premiere at the Tennessee Theatre on October 17, 1963.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ E. A. (Aug 29, 1962). "'NO STRINGS' SOLD TO FILM COMPANY". New York Times. ProQuest 116252463.
  2. ^ "Jack Grossberg Lams on Susskind". Variety. 21 November 1962. p. 11.
  3. ^ Agee, James (1957). A Death in the Family (1st ed.). New York City: McDowell, Obolensky Inc. ASIN B0006AV5JE.
  4. ^ Mosel, Tad (1961). All the Way Home: A Drama in Three Acts (Acting ed.). New York City: Samuel French, Inc. ASIN B0007DKA82.
  5. ^ "Official Preem Oct. 17, For 'All Way Home'". Variety. September 18, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Knoxville News Sentinel east Tennessee movie making all the way home

Further reading

  • Paul F. Brown, Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee, Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 422 pages, 2018. ISBN 1621904245. The book's appendix details the making and premiere of the film All the Way Home.


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