Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
1973•PG•1h 50m•6.1•Released
DramaRomanceComedy
While bicycling through the Spanish countryside, Walter, the aimless young son of a doctor, makes the acquaintance of proper, middle-aged, clumsy and secretive Lila. He falls in love with her, but she is resistant.
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Writer
Alvin Sargent
Languages
English
Studio
Gus Productions
Cast
Maggie Smith
Lila Fisher
Timothy Bottoms
Walter Elbertson
Jaime de Mora y Aragón
The Duke
Emiliano Redondo
The Spanish Gentleman
Charles Baxter
Dr. Elbertson
Margaret Modlin
Mrs. Elbertson
May Heatherly
Melanie Elbertson
Lloyd Brimhall
Carl
Elmer Modlin
Dr. Edelheidt
Andrés Monreal
Tourist Guide
Patricia Wright
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Production
Company
Gus Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Alan J. Pakula
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