Darling
“When she was good she was very, very good… and when she was bad she was DARLING!”
Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.
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Cast
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Julie Christie
Diana Scott
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Dirk Bogarde
Robert Gold
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A Bridge Too Far
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Laurence Harvey
Miles Brand
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José Luis de Vilallonga
Prince Cesare della Romita
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
Cléo from 5 to 7
Roland Curram
Malcolm
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Basil Henson
Alec Prosser-Jones
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Fawlty Towers
Cromwell
Dante Posani
Gino
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Umberto Raho
Signor Palucci
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
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Alex Scott
Sean Martin
Known for
Romper Stomper
Fahrenheit 451
Brian Wilde
Basil Willett
Known for
Porridge
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Peter Bayliss
Lord Alex Grant
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T.R. Bowen
Tony Bridges (as Trevor Bowen)
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John Schlesinger Director · Frederic Raphael Screenplay John Dankworth Composer
Worldwide gross $4M · United States release August 3, 1965 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Production
Vic Films Productions
Production
Joseph Janni Production
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
Russia · July 15, 1965
Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
United States · August 3, 1965
Theatrical
United Kingdom · September 16, 1965
Theatrical
Argentina
April 20, 1966 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 25, 1966 · Theatrical
France
December 7, 1966 · Theatrical
September 7, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
March 4, 1966 · Theatrical
September 7, 2026 · TV · Arte
Italy
October 22, 1965 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 15, 1966 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 4, 1966 · Theatrical
Norway
October 17, 1966 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 24, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
October 29, 1969 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
January 25, 1967 · Theatrical
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