Desk Set (1957)

Regisseur:

Walter Lang

Drehbuchautoren:

Phoebe Ephron (screenplay) and
Henry Ephron (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

1. Mai 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Make the office a wonderful place to love in!

Plot:

Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department.

Plot Keywords:

Split Screen | Christmas Party | Rooftop | Corfu | Research

Nutzerkommentare:

Office Politics - Then, Now and Forever

Besetzung

Spencer Tracy	...	Richard Sumner
Katharine Hepburn	...	Bunny Watson
Gig Young	...	Mike Cutler
Joan Blondell	...	Peg Costello
Dina Merrill	...	Sylvia Blair
Sue Randall	...	Ruthie Saylor
Neva Patterson	...	Miss Warriner
Harry Ellerbe	...	Smithers
Nicholas Joy	...	Mr. Azae
Diane Jergens	...	Alice
Merry Anders	...	Cathy
Ida Moore	...	Old Lady
Rachel Stephens	...	Receptionist

Alternativ:

His Other Woman (UK)
Frau, die alles kennt, Eine (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
Frau, die alles weiß, Eine (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

103 Min | Germany:98 Min | Argentina:102 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

4-Track Stereo | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #18461) | Finland:S | Argentina:Atp | UK:U

Drehorte:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Dies und das:

This is the first film that Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn did in color and the 8th of the nine films where they starred together.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Before Bunny Watson turns to ask Richard Sumner her question during the Christmas party, she puts the bottle on the desk, but in the next shot, she is holding it again.

Dialogzitate:

Peg Costello: I love legal - it's all men!

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Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt "Lassie" (1954)

Office Politics - Then, Now and Forever

Although "computer" dated, this film is the most accurate depiction of office politics I have ever seen.

Having worked in several well-supervised office departments, the environment that a truly gifted supervisor (Hepburn's character) can create is there for all to see. The upper management attitude of keeping workers in the dark as to developmental plans for the company/department and the havoc that philosophy can wreak on morale and gossip was very satisfying and enjoying to watch. (If only management could learn from this lesson.)

Although the stereotypical "office gossip" is almost too delightfully portrayed, the "cliques" and flow of gossip is so true to today's office environment that someone just entering the work force could view this film as an education.

Of course, Tracy and Hepburn, along with a wonderful supporting cast, make this a very entertaining viewing experience.