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Three Into Two Won't Go

  • 1969
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
286
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Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and Judy Geeson in Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
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Steve Howard, a British sales executive living in Middlesex, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Ella Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Frances.... Read allSteve Howard, a British sales executive living in Middlesex, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Ella Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Frances. But when Ella moves into a room in Steve and Frances's house, he must keep the true natur... Read allSteve Howard, a British sales executive living in Middlesex, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Ella Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Frances. But when Ella moves into a room in Steve and Frances's house, he must keep the true nature of his relationship with Ella under wraps at all costs.

  • Director
    • Peter Hall
  • Writers
    • Andrea Newman
    • Edna O'Brien
  • Stars
    • Rod Steiger
    • Claire Bloom
    • Judy Geeson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    286
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Hall
    • Writers
      • Andrea Newman
      • Edna O'Brien
    • Stars
      • Rod Steiger
      • Claire Bloom
      • Judy Geeson
    • 13User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Steve Howard
    Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    • Frances Howard
    Judy Geeson
    Judy Geeson
    • Ella Patterson
    Peggy Ashcroft
    Peggy Ashcroft
    • Belle
    Paul Rogers
    Paul Rogers
    • Jack Roberts
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Marcia
    Lynn Farleigh
    Lynn Farleigh
    • Janet
    Sheila Allen
    • Beth
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Bennett
    Peter Bennett
    • Man Reading Newspaper in Restaurant
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Coyne
    • Pub Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Fisher
    • Care Home Resident
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Harrington
    Victor Harrington
    • Pub Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Diana Webster
    Diana Webster
      • Director
        • Peter Hall
      • Writers
        • Andrea Newman
        • Edna O'Brien
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      gary-109

      OK drama

      This drama is OK, nothing more, but it features a rather depressing storyline. Married man meets, beds, and impregnates a drifter, and we see the impact on his marriage.

      Added note: Try to rent the video. When NBC showed the movie on commercial television, the network added additional scenes featuring a social worker looking for the drifter, and the man's co-workers. These scenes are not outtakes from the original movie that NBC restored, but new scenes that NBC filmed and added to make clearer the backgrounds of the characters. They are unnecessary and rather insulting to the audience that the network felt they needed to "improve" the movie.
      terraplane

      A three way love affair.

      The original cut of this very fine movie may well be lost but if you ever get the chance to see it, you should. It is not dreary or miserable, as other people have said, it is a slice of reality. Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom prove their acting credentials here, both put in great performances. Judy Geeson plays her part to perfection. You have to remember that this movie was made in in 1969 and released in 1970. With that in mind, it is easy to understand where this movie is coming from. So far as I know there is no video or DVD release plannned fo this classic. Write to Universal and demand a DVD release.
      10Adrian_Paul_Botta

      It's real, so it's sad ...

      It's so seventies. I can even smell it like before the rain. A silent cold war that brought back all my life before my eyes again. And in the end everything goes up in flames like a volcano. It's real, because I watched it before and it was no movie. Brilliant, exceptional performance. And Claire Bloom. There I must stop. I am too small for such a great show. She does not need to talk even. Her eyes are saying a thousand words. Absolutely wonderful. This is the fifteenth film where I had the privilege of watching her performance. This is the fifteenth time where she is a completely different person. Even her voice is changed. Terry, Lady Anne, Barsine, Theodora ... and down on earth again with such pain, kindness and anger. Claire Bloom ...
      9markk-11

      Preview of Three Into Two Won't Go

      I saw this film back in the early 70's and I was mesmerised by Judy Geeson. For me it captured the clandestine nature of Rod Steigers irrepressible obsession with the young and extremely sexy hitch hiker, played by Geeson.

      You couldn't help feel a little sorry for the wife, played brilliantly by Claire Bloom. I was really disappointed to see that the original cut may have been lost and there is little chance of it being released on DVD.

      I defy anyone who saw the film, and it's strong message not to be equally absorbed by the three main character performances, and I would have loved to have seen it again, if nothing else for a purely nostalgic reason.

      Going back in time, some 35 years.

      A real classic.
      zzapper-2

      Some Famous Names here

      The previous reviewer said it was depressing, which is pretty much accurate. Somewhere else on the Internet this film is described as a "Superb British Film". It probably attracted the wrong audience as it had a brief glimpse of a topless girl. In 1969 that was rare in the UK!!

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      • Trivia
        In common with two other European-made Universal films of the same period (Secret Ceremony (1968) and The Night of the Following Day (1969)), this movie was subjected to a great deal of alteration when it came to be shown on American television a year or two after its cinema release. Not only were scenes trimmed or cut, but several new scenes were added to change the plot and make it less sensational. None of the original cast-members were in the new scenes, which were filmed in Hollywood by a new director and crew. Peter Hall savagely attacked Universal for this practice, which caused a storm of controversy, and this new version of the film was widely ridiculed; there were similar responses when the other two films were aired in their new versions, and thereafter Universal seemed to have stopped making such alterations.
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      • Release date
        • October 6, 1969 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Autostoperka
      • Filming locations
        • Hampshire, England, UK
      • Production company
        • Julian Blaustein Productions Ltd.
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 32m(92 min)
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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