After 30 years of marriage, Barbara Sawyer is afraid she’s losing her husband, Mark. The ravishing beauty of her youth has given way to middle-aged homeliness, so she secretly checks into a Swiss clinic and undergoes extensive plastic surgery. While waiting to surprise Mark with her restored face and body, Barbara meets Erich, a handsome bachelor, at a posh ski lodge and becomes entranced by his seductive charm.
Director: Larry Peerce.
Writer: Jean-Claude Tramont.
Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Helmut Berger, Keith Baxter, Maurice Teynac, Margaret Blye, Monique van Vooren, Henning Schlüter, Dino Mele, Kathy Van Lypps, Dina Sassoli, Carlo Puri, Andrea Esterhazy, Jill Pratt, Irina Wassilchikoff.
1974 Golden Globes – Nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (Elizabeth Taylor).
Producer Dominick Dunne tells wonderful stories of the trainwreck that resulted in this movie, in his collected journalism.