The Truth About Women. Humphrey Tavistock (Laurence Harvey). Credit: STUDIOCANAL
The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

  • 1957 film

To a husband unable to understand his wife, an old gentleman recounts romantic passages in his life: his first love, a "fast" girl, an adventure in the East, a romance in Paris, a title-seeking American, an artist and a nurse. Finally, how he married his wife. Stars Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Diane Cilento, Mai Zetterling, Eva Gabor and more.

The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women (1957) is what director Muriel Box called her most personal film, revealing the complex lives of women and the assertion that women can and should be 'an equal partner in the business of life'.

A witty and touching comedy with a great cast including Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Eva Gabor, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento, the film features striking cinematography from Otto Heller and sumptuous costume design by Cecil Beaton.

First released: Monday 14th August 2023

Extra features

  • An Equal Partner In The Business Of Life: Muriel Box & The Truth About Women: Featuring interviews with film historian Dr. Josephine Botting, author of Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women Of The Fifties Rachel Cooke, and film director Carol Morley
  • The Woman Behind The Picture: Archive interview with Muriel Box Part 2
  • Behind the scenes stills gallery
  • Original trailer
  • Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
  • Region: B
  • Discs: 1
  • Minutes: 103

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  • Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Minutes: 99

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