Sons and Lovers (film)

Sons and Lovers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Cardiff
Written by	Gavin Lambert T. E. B. Clarke
Based on	Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
Produced by	Jerry Wald
Starring	Trevor Howard Dean Stockwell Wendy Hiller Mary Ure Heather Sears
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Edited by	Gordon Pilkington
Music by	Mario Nascimbene
Production company	Jerry Wald Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	14 May 1960 (1960-05-14) (Cannes) 23 June 1960 (1960-06-23) (U.K.)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$805,000[1]
Box office	$1,500,000 (US/Canada rentals)[2] $800,000 (UK rentals)[3]

Sons and Lovers is a 1960 British period drama film directed by Jack Cardiff and adapted by Gavin Lambert and T. E. B. Clarke from the semi-autobiographical 1913 novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence. It stars Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller, Mary Ure, and Heather Sears.^[4]

Set and filmed in the East Midlands of England, the film centres on a young man (Stockwell) with artistic talent who lives in a close-knit coal-mining town during the early 20th century, and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative, domineering mother (Hiller)—a literary, psychological interpretation of the Oedipus story.

Premiering at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival,^[5][6] the film was well-received by critics and a commercial success. At the 33rd Academy Awards, it was nominated for seven Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Howard), Best Supporting Actress (for Ure), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction – Black-and-White, and Best Cinematography – Black-and-White; it won the cinematography award. For his work on the film, Jack Cardiff won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the National Board of Review Award for Best Director.