Directed by:
Elia KazanScreenplay:
William IngeCinematography:
Boris KaufmanComposer:
David AmramCast:
Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert, Fred Stewart, Joanna Roos, Jan Norris, Gary Lockwood, Sandy Dennis (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Set in rural Kansas, "Splendor in the Grass" tells the tragically romantic tale of teenagers Deanie and Bud who repress their desires because of their families' disapproval. Coming from radically different backgrounds -- one wealthy, the other staunchly puritanical -- they allow class differences to prevent any possible union. Their passions exist purely in their hearts and minds, but the couple never physically or socially express this forbidden love. Later in life, Deanie is institutionalized following a breakdown, and she eventually returns home to resolve her feelings about Bud. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Marla Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/673/161673849_b9703f.jpg)
Marla Adams
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Gotcha! (1985)
![Martine Bartlett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/825/161825285_fd317a.jpg)
Martine Bartlett
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
![Godfrey Cambridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/441/162441408_302e4c.jpg)
Godfrey Cambridge
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Friday Foster (1975)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Crystal Field
USA
Best movies:
Birdy (1984)
Radio Days (1987)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
John McGovern
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Birds (1963)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
![Ivor Francis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/798/162798451_d5b143.jpg)
Ivor Francis
Canada
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Busting (1974)