The Sandpiper

1965 • 116 minutes

About this movie

Elizabeth Taylor ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") and Richard Burton ("The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") light up the screen in this romantic drama about a schoolboy's mother who becomes involved with the married headmaster of a Californian boarding school. Also starring Eva Marie Saint ("Superman Returns," "North by Northwest") and Charles Bronson ("Once Upon a Time in the West," "Death Wish"). Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris"). Filmed in California's breathtaking Big Sur and winner of an Academy Award for Best Song.

Ratings and reviews

A love affair between 2 beautiful people in a lovely setting..complicated..emotional...compelling & morally challenging at that decade. Beautifully shot..great scene work. Liz&Dick so In love in real life then!♡

One of my favorite films. I never tire of watching it. Good song. A good romantic escape story. Overall well done.

Really like this movie. A guilty pleasure