''Two Loves'' is a 1961 American

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directed by Charles Walters and starring Shirley MacLaine, Laurence Harvey,

Jack Hawkins John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was known for his portrayal of mil ...

, and

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. It is based on the book ''Spinster'' by Sylvia Ashton-Warner. It was entered into the

11th Berlin International Film Festival The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film ''La notte'' directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Jury The following people were announced as being on the j ...

Plot

Cast

* Shirley MacLaine as Anna Vorontosov * Laurence Harvey as Paul Lathrope *

as William W.J. Abercrombie *

as Whareparita *

Ronald Long Ronald Long (January 30, 1911 – October 23, 1986), was a British actor who appeared principally in American television shows of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Early years Long was born in London and performed at the Old Vic Theatre ther ...

as Headmaster Reardon *

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as Mrs. Cutter * Juano Hernandez as Rauhuia

Reception

Box office

The film earned $425,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $650,000 in other markets, resulting in a loss of $1,773,000..

Legacy

In a 2011 interview with the ''Naples Daily News'', MacLaine referred to the film as "a terrible movie no one has ever heard of."

References

External links

* * * * 1961 films 1961 romantic drama films American romantic drama films Films about educators Films based on New Zealand novels Films directed by Charles Walters Films scored by Bronisław Kaper Films set in New Zealand Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{romantic-drama-film-stub