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61% Critic Match
The Happy Ending
“Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married.”
6.1 / 10• 1969• 1h 52m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
Cast & Crew
Jean Simmons
Mary Wilson
Lead
John Forsythe
Fred Wilson
Shirley Jones
Flo Harrigan
Lloyd Bridges
Sam
Teresa Wright
Mrs. Spencer
Dick Shawn
Harry Bricker
Nanette Fabray
Agnes
Bobby Darin
Franco
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Brooks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Happy Ending is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
