- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1965-06-23
- Director: Vincente Minnelli (1903–1986)
- Writers: Martin Ransohoff , Irene Kamp , Louis Kamp , Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976)
- Language: English
- Stars: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Eva Marie Saint , Charles Bronson , Robert Webber , James Edwards (I) (1918–1970) , Torin Thatcher , Tom Drake , Douglas Henderson , Morgan Mason
- Runtime: 117 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
- AKA: Kuuma ranta (Finland) , Castelli di sabbia (Italy) , Ljubav u pesku , ...die alles begehren (Germany) , Pyrgos stin ammo (Greece) , Brodziec (Poland) , The Sandpiper (Canada) , Adeus Ilusões (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Sandpiper (United Kingdom) , Almas en conflicto (Mexico) , Út a szeretet felé (Hungary) , いそしぎ (Japan) , Du skal ikke begære (Denmark) , The Sandpiper , Almas en conflicto (Argentina) , The Sandpiper (Canada) , Het strand (Norway) , ...die alles begehren , Nisiparul (Romania) , Ümitsiz aşk (Turkey) , The Sandpiper (United States of America) , Кулик , Castillos en la arena (Spain) , Adeus às Ilusões (Brazil) , Бекасът (Bulgaria) , Het strand (Sweden) , Flight of the Sandpiper (United States of America) , Schlösser im Sand (Austria) , Le chevalier des sables (France, French Republic)
- Plot: Twenty-something Laura Reynolds (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) is a free spirit who questions social conventions, laws, and regulations. A struggling artist, she lives in a secluded beach-side cabin in Big Sur with her nine-year-old illegitimate son, Danny (Morgan Mason), on who she has instilled her values. Because of this questioning of convention, Laura has decided to home school Danny. Also because of this questioning of the law, Danny runs into some legal problems, and as such is court ordered to be sent to San Simeon, a Christian school in Monterey, California. This order is against Laura's wishes. The school's headmaster is Dr. Reverend Edward Hewitt (Richard Burton), who tries to convince Laura that San Simeon is not the prison she probably believes it to be. Married for 21 years to his faithful wife Claire (Eva Marie Saint), Edward has become more a fund-raiser at all cost (for a new chapel) rather than an educator or Priest. Despite their differences, Laura and Edward begin to fall for each other. Both, but especially Edward, have to reconcile their feelings for each other to their beliefs, which they learn are closer to each other than what may appear on the surface. Their feelings also bring to the forefront what each really wants in life beyond their current lot.
- IMDB:tt0059674
The Sandpiper Cast · · · ALL
Vincente Minnelli
(1903–1986)
Director
Elizabeth Taylor
Laura Reynolds
Richard Burton
Edward Hewitt
Eva Marie Saint
Claire Hewitt
Charles Bronson
Cos Erickson
Robert Webber
Ward Hendricks
James Edwards
(I)
(1918–1970)
Larry Brant
Torin Thatcher
le juge Thompson
Tom Drake
Walter Robinson
Douglas Henderson
Phil Sutcliff
Paul Genge
Architect (uncredited)