Neise, Tony Colti, John Bawden (uncredited), Jeannie Berlin (uncredited), Fiona Curzon (uncredited), Richard Kiel (uncredited) and Judith Lowry (uncredited) Paramount Pictures originally intended the film to be a nearly three-hour-long roadshow theatrical release, but executives ultimately had Vincente Minnelli cut nearly an hour from the running time.Ĭast: Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland, Jack Nicholson, John Richardson, Pamela Brown, Irene Handl, Roy Kinnear, Peter Crowcroft, Byron Webster, Mabel Albertson, Laurie Main, Kermit Murdock, Elaine Giftos, John Le Mesurier, Angela Pringle, Leon Ames, Paul Camen, George N. Nelson Riddle served as the film's music supervisor, arranger, and conductor. Scenes set in the UK were filmed at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Kemp Town, and East Sussex. New York City locations include Central Park, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Pan Am Building, the Upper West Side, and Lexington and Park Avenues. Marc Chabot's relationship was altered, and several ensemble musical numbers were excluded from the film. Additionally, the future of Daisy Gamble and Dr. The character of Daisy Gamble's stepbrother Tad Pringle was added, although most of his scenes and his song "Who Is There Among Us Who Knows?" ended up on the cutting room floor. In the stage play, the question of whether Daisy Gamble really was a reincarnation of Melinda went unresolved, but the film script made it clear she was. The period of Melinda's life was shifted ahead by a decade or two, her family background is different, and the cause of her death was changed from drowning at sea to unjust execution. Marc Chabot originally was Austrian Mark Bruckner. while Daisy Gamble, in turn, finds herself falling head-over-heels for the handsome hypnotist! Bob Newhart and Jack Nicholson add to the tune-filled fun in this romantic romp.įILM FACT: Alan Jay Lerner made a number of changes in adapting his stage play for the screen. Marc Chabot has fallen in love with the enthralling, elusive Melinda. However, when Daisy Gamble goes into a trance, she can regress into past lives and different personalities - including "Melinda," a 19th-century English coquette. Marc Chabot, a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis. She finds the perfect cure in the form of Dr. Barbra Streisand is Daisy Gamble, a kooky chain-smoker desperate to kick the habit. Louis’ and ‘An American In Paris’) and legend Barbra Streisand combine to bring this Broadway production to the screen in grand fashion. The talents of acclaimed director Vincente Minnelli (‘Meet Me in St. As Frank and those closest to him discover – or re-discover – reserves of love and compassion, he realizes that he is also swimming from one part of his life to another.ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Daisy Isn’t The Girl She Used To Be 150 years ago!Ĭelebrate the 50th Anniversary of a classic, and for the first time on Blu-ray. Frank’s family confronts him, and he realizes that he must repair his strained family ties.
Frank is unable to confide in those closest to him, but as the big day and moment of truth draw near, there is a sea change. Prodded by stalwart fish-and-chips shop owner Chan (Benedict Wong), the men support Frank, train him – and keep their goal secret from his wife and son. As Frank plunges headlong into his new daily life, his astonished friends are swept along with him.
He will attempt the near-impossible – swimming the English Channel. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan (two-time Academy Award nominee Brenda Blethyn) and all-but-estranged son Rob (Jamie Sives), Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. His best mates – rascally Danny (Billy Boyd), timid Norman (Ron Cook), and cynical Eddie (Sean McGinley) – are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone.Īn offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. For the first time in his life, Frank is without a job or a sense of direction, and is too proud to ask for guidance. After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, this no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man suddenly finds himself laid off. Filmed on location in Glasgow, the Isle of Man, and Dover, the film centers on Frank Redmond (Peter Mullan). On a Clear Day is an inspirational drama with humor, about forgiveness and fortitude, from an exciting new voice in filmmaking. When you aspire to something extraordinary, you can find the hero within.
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