Tender Is the Night
1962 | 142m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Henry King |
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| Writer: | Ivan Moffat, F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Staring: |
| 1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 19, 1962 |
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| Director: | Henry King |
| Writer: | Ivan Moffat, F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | adultery, based on novel or book, american dream, ambition, playboy, french riviera, nervous breakdown, expatriate, psychiatry, mental health, 1920s, actress |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,250,000
Budget: $3,900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Jones | Nicole Diver (née Warren) |
| Jason Robards | Dick Diver |
| Jill St. John | Rosemary Hoyt |
| Joan Fontaine | Baby Warren |
| Tom Ewell | Abe North |
| Cesare Danova | Tommy Barban |
| Paul Lukas | Dr. Dohmler |
| Bea Benaderet | Mrs. McKisco |
| Charles Fredericks | Albert McKisco |
| Sanford Meisner | Franz Gregorovious |
| Mac McWhorter | Colis Clay |
| Albert Carrier | Louis |
| Richard De Combray | Francisco Prado |
| Carole Mathews | Mrs. Hoyt |
| Alan Napier | Señor Pardo |
| Leslie Farrell | Topsy Diver |
| Michael Crisalli | Lanier Diver |
| Earl Grant | Piano Player |
| Aladdin | Violinist (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Katherine Berger | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jean Bori | Barber (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Arlette Clark | Governess (uncredited) |
| George Clark | Young Roman Aristocrat (uncredited) |
| Con Covert | Female Impersonator (uncredited) |
| Maurice Dallimore | Sir Charles Golding (uncredited) |
| Jean De Briac | Dr. Faurore (uncredited) |
| Marcel De La Brosse | Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Vera de Winter | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Bruno Della Santina | Reception Clerk (uncredited) |
| Nora Evans | Singer (uncredited) |
| Eric Feldary | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Jacques Gallo | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Renee Godfrey | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jack Gordon | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Tom Hernández | Nobleman (uncredited) |
| Linda Hutchings | (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited) |
| Paul King | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Michael Korda | Italian Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Armand Largo | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Louis Mercier | Concierge (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| George Nardelli | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Gilbert Paol | Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) |
| Carl Princi | Assistant Manager (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| John Richardson | Young Man Being Photographed (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Art Salter | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Margaret Styne | (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Orrin Tucker | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| Carol Veazie | Mrs. Dumphrey (uncredited) |
| Florene Williams | Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ivan Moffat | Screenplay |
| Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| William Reynolds | Editor |
| Malcolm Brown | Art Direction |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| George Masters | Hairstylist |
| Helen Turpin | Hair Supervisor |
| Eli Dunn | Assistant Director |
| Warren B. Delaplain | Sound |
| Bernard Freericks | Sound |
| L.B. Abbott | Visual Effects |
| Emil Kosa Jr. | Visual Effects |
| Lila Finn | Stunts |
| Vincent Rossell | Still Photographer |
| Henry King | Director |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | Novel |
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry T. Weinstein | Producer |
| Peter Levathes | Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
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