In Praise of Older Women

In Praise of Older Women (1978)

The story that turned on millions of PLAYBOY Magazine readers in the October issue.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1978-09-22
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Astral Bellevue Pathé
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: George Kaczender
star 5.4/10
From 11 Ratings

Summary

Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a married women in her thirties, who tutors him in the lessons of love and romance. Maya is only the first of many mature women that Andras will meet through his teenage and young adult life.

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  • Karen Black

    as Maya
  • Tom Berenger

    as Andras Vayda
  • Susan Strasberg

    as Bobbie
  • Helen Shaver

    as Ann MacDonald
  • Marilyn Lightstone

    as Klari
  • Alexandra Stewart

    as Paula
  • Marianne McIsaac

    as Julika
  • Alberta Watson

    as Mitzi
  • Ian Tracey

    as Andras Vayda Jr.
  • Monique Lepage

    as The Countess
  • Louise Marleau

    as Woman in Elevator
  • Jill Frappier

    as Lady Teacher
  • Mignon Elkins

    as Mother Vayda
  • Joan Stuart

    as Aunt Alice
  • John Bayliss

    as Glen MacDonald
  • John Granik

    as Tom Horvath
  • Budd Knapp

    as Father Confessor
  • Earl Pennington

    as Professor Hargitay
  • Michael Kirby

    as Tibor Kovacs
  • Bronwen Mantel

    as Woman in Cafe
  • Wally Martin

    as The Janitor
  • Arden R. Ryshpan

    as Berenice (as Arden Ryshpan)
  • Tibor Polgár

    as The Pianist (as Tibor Polgar)
  • Julie Wildman

    as Woman at Party
  • Julie Morand

    as Girl Student
  • Griffith Brewer

    as The Fiacre Driver
  • Walter Bolton

    as Second Waiter
  • Martha Parker

    as Girl at Dance
  • Robert King

    as Man with Proclamation
  • Arthur Grosser

    as Party Host
  • Jeannette Casenave

    as Party Hostess
  • Alexander Godfrey

    as First Waiter
  • Tina Shuster

    as Second Girl at Dance
  • Danny Brainin

    as Youth in Class
  • Casey Stevens

    as Second Student
  • Peter Gottlieb

    as Boy on Staircase
  • Henry Ramer

    as Narrator (voice)
Writing Stephen Vizinczey Novel
Writing Paul Gottlieb Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up David Beckett Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Jocelyne Bellemare Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Michèle Dion Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jean-Max Guérin Assistant Hairstylist
Production Wendy Grean Unit Manager
Production Roger Héroux Production Manager
Directing Charles Braive First Assistant Director
Directing Daniel Hausmann Second Assistant Director
Directing Ariane Ochrymouych Third Assistant Director
Art Jean-Claude Bourret Assistant Property Master
Art Csaba András Kertész Set Dresser
Art Stéphane Reichel Assistant Art Director
Art Norman Simpson Property Master
Art Roméo Turcotte Construction Manager
Art Kathy Wadas Property Buyer
Sound Henri Blondeau Location Sound Recordist
Sound Joe Grimaldi Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Les Halman Sound Editor
Sound Larry Lynn Boom Operator
Sound Ken Page Sound Post Supervisor
Sound Peter Wintonick Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Tibor Polgár Original Music Composer
Camera Miklós Lente Director of Photography
Production Stephen J. Roth Executive Producer
Production Howard Lipson Associate Producer
Production Robert Lantos Producer
Production Claude Héroux Producer
Production Harold Greenberg Executive Producer
Editing George Kaczender Editor
Editing Peter Wintonick Editor
Art Wolf Kroeger Art Direction
Art Csaba András Kertész Set Decoration
Directing George Kaczender Director

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