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The Sandpiper

6.419651h 57mNRMovieDramaRomance

A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

DirectorVincente Minnelli
WritersDalton Trumbo·Michael Wilson
ProducerMartin Ransohoff

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Cast · Directed by Vincente Minnelli

ETElizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Laura Reynolds
RBRichard Burton
Richard Burton
Edward Hewitt
ESEva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Claire Hewitt
CBCharles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Cos Erickson
RWRobert Webber
Robert Webber
Ward Hendricks
JEJames Edwards
James Edwards
Larry Brant
TTTorin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher
le juge Thompson
TDTom Drake
Tom Drake
Walter Robinson
DHDouglas Henderson
Douglas Henderson
Phil Sutcliff
MMMorgan Mason
Morgan Mason
Danny Reynolds
PG
Paul Genge
Architect (uncredited)
JAJohn Abbey
John Abbey
Trooper (uncredited)

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