The Four Poster

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The Four Poster is a 1952 American comedy-drama film, adapted from Jan de Hartog’s play, that chronicles a married couple’s life over several decades, notably featuring actress Lilli Palmer.

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The Four Poster canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
adaptationOf stage play
artDirectionBy Rudolph Sternad
basedOn The Fourposter
linked to: The Four Poster

play by Jan de Hartog
cinematographyBy Hal Mohr
country United States
countryOfOrigin United States
director Irving Reis
distributedBy Columbia Pictures
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Gene Havlick
featuresCharacter Agnes
Michael
format black-and-white film
genre comedy-drama
hasTheme domestic life
marriage
passage of time
language English
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin
narrativeFocus married couple’s life over several decades
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Black-and-White
notableElement story told largely within a bedroom around a four-poster bed
originalLanguage English
producer Stanley Kramer
productionCompany Stanley Kramer Productions
releaseDate 1952-09-30
releaseYear 1952
runtimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Jan de Hartog
Robert E. Sherwood
setting various periods in the 20th century
starring Lilli Palmer
Rex Harrison
stars Lilli Palmer
Rex Harrison

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Lilli Palmer notableWork The Four Poster
The Four Poster basedOn The Fourposter
linked to: The Four Poster
I Do! I Do! (Broadway production) basedOn The Fourposter
linked to: The Four Poster
I Do! I Do! (Broadway production) sourceWorkTitle The Fourposter
linked to: The Four Poster