MGM's The Sandpiper (1965)
Artist Laura Reynolds (Elizabeth Taylor) prefers to home-school her son, Danny (Morgan Mason), but when the child welfare department intervenes and demands that the boy attend a proper educational institution, Laura bypasses public school in favor of an Episcopal boarding school run by minister Dr. E dward Hewitt (Richard Burton). Although married with kids, Hewitt develops an attraction to Laura, and the two begin an affair, but they're soon discovered by Hewitt's wife, Claire (Eva Marie Saint). Initial release : 23 June 1965 ( USA ) Director : Vincente Minnelli Featured song : The Shadow of Your Smile Music composed by : Johnny Mandel Screenplay : Dalton Trumbo , Michael Wilson , Louis Kamp , Irene Kamp This movie is set in a place where I have fond memories: Monterey, California. The Big Sur is the witness to their love, wrong or not. It stars former husband...