The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1965 dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for The V.I.P.s (1963).
Plot
On a flatbed lorry driven in the streets of London, a motorcar is under a grey cover with the initials RR. The Rolls Royce is first purchased by Charles, Marquess of Frinton (Rex Harrison) as a 10th wedding anniversary present for his French wife, Eloise (Jeanne Moreau). Frinton is Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. The marquess is a longtime horse owner who has his heart set on winning the Ascot Gold Cup. This year his horse, named 10 June (his wedding anniversary date; also the writer Terence Rattigan's birthday) is the favourite and does indeed win. Lord Frinton is presented the Gold Cup by King George V. However, his elation is blighted when he finds his wife with her lover, his underling John Fane (Edmund Purdom), in the back of the Rolls with the shades drawn. For appearance's sake, Lord Frinton will not divorce his wife, but he returns the car.
More details
| author | Terence Rattigan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London Yugoslavia |
| director | Anthony Asquith |
| editor | Frank Clarke |
| events | World War II |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | aerial attack airstrike ascot gold cup border crossing cargo ship end engagement fiancée foreign office gang warfare genoa george v george washington invasion of yugoslavia ljubljana nazi germans nazi germany new york newspaper headline pick up repair shop road sign rolls-royce san remo sanremo street photographer street photography trieste united states wedding anniversary |
| musicBy | Riz Ortolani |
| producer | Anatole de Grunwald |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | anthology composite |