The Golden Bowl 1972

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The Golden Bowl ★★★ 1972

Wealthy widower Adam Verver (Morris) and his naive daughter, Maggie (Town send), are utterly devoted to each other. A situtation that doesn't change with Mag gie's marriage to an impoverished Italian prince (Massey). Then Maggie decides her lonely father should also remarry and who could be better than Maggie's old chum, the beautiful Charlotte (Hunnicutt). But what the Ververs don't realize is how well the Prince and Charlotte already know each other. However, a gilded crystal cup—The Golden Bowl—will bring unwelcome knowledge. Based on the novel by Henry James. 270m/C VHS . GB Barry Morse, Jill Townsend, Daniel Massey, Gayle Hunnicutt, Cyril Cusack, Kathleen Byron; D: James Cellan Jones; W: Jack Pulman. TV

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