Divorce His, Divorce Hers

*Divorce His, Divorce Hers*
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
	UK DVD cover
Genre	Drama; Romance
Written by	John Hopkins
Directed by	Waris Hussein
Starring	Elizabeth Taylor; Richard Burton
Composer	Stanley Myers
Country of origin	United States, United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Patrick Dromgoole; John Heyman; Mike Towers;
Producers	Terence Baker; Gareth Wigan
Production locations	Acapulco; Bavaria Studios; Rome;
Cinematography	Gábor Pogány; Ernst Wild
Editor	John Bloom
Running time	148 minutes
Production companies	World Film Services, HTV - ITV Wales & West
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 6 –; February 7, 1973

Divorce His, Divorce Hers is a 1973 British/American made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The film examines the conflicted emotions felt by a couple whose 18-year marriage has frayed beyond repair. The first half of the film (Divorce His) details the story from the husband's perspective, and the second half (Divorce Hers) takes the wife's perspective. It is the final film to star both Burton and Taylor together.

The film, which was directed by Waris Hussein, from a script by John Hopkins, was originally presented in a two-part broadcast on U.S. television on February 6–7, 1973 (appearing on the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of the ABC Movie of the Week), although it was theatrically released in France in 1974.^[1] The critic Clive James wrote after the television screening in Britain (June 24 and 25,1973): "After movies as monumentally lousy as Bluebeard and Hammersmith is Out it was good to see Burton chipping some of the rust off his technique."^[2]

Cast

Richard Burton: Martin Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor: Jane Reynolds
Carrie Nye: Diana Proctor
Barry Foster: Donald Trenton, Martin's Partner
Gabriele Ferzetti: Turi Livicci
Ronald Radd: Angus McIntyre
Thomas Baptiste: Minister
Mark Colleano: Tommy Reynolds
Rosalyn Landor: Peggy Reynolds
Daniela Surina: Franca
Rudolph Walker: Kaduna
Eva Griffith: Judith Reynolds

References

^ Walker, Alexander "Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor." Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-3769-5
^ Clive James Visions Before Midnight p.52 ISBN 0-330-26464-8

External links

Divorce His, Divorce Hers at IMDb
Divorce His, Divorce Hers is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Walker, Alexander "Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor." Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-3769-5

[2] Clive James Visions Before Midnight p.52 ISBN 0-330-26464-8

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v t e Works written by John Hopkins
Television	Fable (1965) Talking to a Stranger (1966) Smiley's People (1982) Codename: Kyril (1988)
Film	Two Left Feet (1963) Thunderball (1965) The Virgin Soldiers (1969) The Offence (1972) Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973) Murder by Decree (1979) The Holcroft Covenant (1985) Hiroshima (1995)