"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" ( Eng. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ) - a film directed by Norman MacLeod , released on screens in 1947 and based on the story of James Terber . In 2013, a remake of the tape , shot by Ben Stiller , was released.
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Genre | comedy |
Producer | Norman MacLeod |
Producer | Samuel Goldwyn |
Author script | Ken englund Everett Freeman |
In the main cast | Danny Kay Virginia mayo |
Operator | |
Composer | David Raksin |
Film company | Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Duration | |
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Tongue | |
Year | 1947 |
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Story
Walter Mitty - employee publishing houses, producing low-grade fiction. He is very distracted and constantly hovers in the clouds. In his fantasies, he turns into characters of adventure and love literature, which he is obliged to read on duty: he is a fearless captain of a sailboat caught in a terrible storm, then a cold-blooded surgeon who makes vital decisions without hesitation, or a brave military pilot ready for anything fulfill your duty. However, in real life, Walter is not at all like this: he is a coward, he lives with his mother and is preparing for the wedding with a boring and silly girl. His life changes dramatically when he meets the beautiful Rosalind van Horn hiding from the mysterious pursuer on the train. Walter delays in the whirlpool of events, and now he has to save a notebook with important information from falling into the hands of German spies ...
Cast
- Danny Kay - Walter Mitty
- Virginia Mayo - Rosalind van Horn
- Boris Karloff - Dr. Hollingshead
- Faye Bainter - Mrs Mitty
- Ann Rutherford - Gertrude Griswold
- Thurston Hall - Bruce Pierce
- Gordon Jones - Tabby Wadsworth
- Florence Bates - Mrs. Griswold
- Konstantin Shane - Peter van Horne
- Reginald Denny - Colonel
- Fritz Feld - Anatole