Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton

Louis Jourdan

Elsa Martinelli

Margaret Rutherford

Maggie Smith

Rod Taylor

Orson Welles

Linda Christian

Dennis Price

Richard Wattis

David Frost

Ronald Fraser

Robert Coote

Michael Hordern

Martin Miller

Lance Percival

Joan Benham

Peter Sallis

Stringer Davis

Clifton Jones

Moyra Fraser

Frank Williams

Brook Williams

Rosemary Dorken

Anthony Asquith

Terence Rattigan

Tom Smith

Eric Allwright

Kip Gowans

Jimmy Komisarjevsky

Vivienne Walker

David Aylott

Elisabeth Woodthorpe

Peter Medak

Bernadette Ibbetson

Carl Mannin

Pamela Cornell

William Kellner

Miklós Rózsa

Roy Parkinson

Irene Howard

Anatole de Grunwald

Pierre Cardin

Frank Clarke

Jack Hildyard

Drama

The V.I.P.s

De Grunwald Productions

United Kingdom

Beaten by a bloody fog!

The V.I.P.s is directed by Anthony Asquith and written by Terence Rattigan. It stars Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Louis Jordan, Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Orson Welles, Elsda Martinelli and Margaret Rutherford. Filmed in Panavision and Metrocolor, music is by Miklos Rozsa and cinematography by Jack Hildyard.

Terminal 2, London Heathrow Airport, and fog has grounded the flights of some very important people. Time, then, for truths to out and futures resolved...

Cheque book generosity.

Disliked by critics upon release but a hit at the box office, The V.I.P.s is a throwback to the days when ensemble star power could carry a melodrama through to its conclusion. The performances of the actors, playing well to do characters facing up to some tribulations in life, are most enjoyable (nice to see Rod Taylor actually being Australian, Smith owning the film and Rutherford being Rutherford) and even though there's some silly moments within Rattigan's screenplay, there's enough quality drama and warmth to make the near two hour running time bearable. Besisdes, I never thought the sight of Richard Burton signing a cheque could make me feel so happy! 7/10

English

The V.I.P.s (1963) Official Trailer #1 - Elizabeth Taylor Movie HD