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The beautiful and fiery gypsy Belle (Melina Mercouri) marries Regency playboy Sir Paul Deverill (Keith Michell) for his money. Unbeknownst to her he has squandered his fortune and is desperately in debt. When Deverill's sister Sarah (June Laverick) inherits a fortune, the couple hatch a plan to kidnap her.
The Gypsy and the Gentleman: Directed by Joseph Losey. With Melina Mercouri, Keith Michell, Flora Robson, Patrick McGoohan. Belle (Melina Mercouri) is a tempestuous Gypsy girl who is after Sir Paul Deverill (Keith Michell).
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Joseph Losey
- 1958-05-23
What initially attracted him to The Gypsy and the Gentleman, after rejecting numerous other screenplays, was its portrayal of the class system in English society and its damaging consequences, a theme which constantly reoccurs in his work (The Servant (1963), The Go-Between, 1970). He also wanted to do a costume drama that truly captured its ...
- Joseph Losey
- Melina Mercouri
The Gypsy and the Gentleman is a ripe Regency melodrama, a lurid update of the Gainsborough costume dramas popular in Britain during the Second World War. At a time when British cinema saw a tussle between congealed Rattigana, 'modest' comedies, and the already dated novelty of Free Cinema, it took an American to inject invigorating doses of color, sex, and violence.
- Joseph Losey
A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money. Joseph Losey. Director. Nina Warner Hooks. Novel. Janet Green. Writer. A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
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A lusty Gypsy gold digger (Melina Mercouri) marries a Regency aristocrat (Keith Michell), then learns he has no money. Director Joseph Losey Genre Drama Original Language English Runtime 1h 47m
- Drama
