Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 10, 2019 1:59:41 GMT
"This movie was torn apart by critics when first released. Newsweek, in particular, made comments about "hack-job sets" and "pallid photography". Director Sir David Lean was so deeply affected by these criticisms (despite the popularity of the movie with the general public) that he swore he would never make another movie. Thanks in part to MGM's extreme marketing campaign and strong word of mouth, this movie became an spectacular success at the box-office and the second highest grossing movie of 1965, behind The Sound of Music (1965). It received ten Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture and Director), before eventually taking home five awards. This gave Sir David Lean the utmost confidence to continue making movies." (IMDb link )
www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/awards?ref_=tt_awd