On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Paramount, 1970, Color, 129 minutes, ***½ Released June, 1970 The talents of acclaimed director Vincente Minnelli (Meet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris) and legend Barbra Streisand combine to bring this Broadway production to the screen in grand fashion. Streisand is Daisy Gamble, a kooky chain-smoker desperate to kick the habit. She finds the perfect cure in the form of Dr. Marc Chabot (Yves Montand), a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis. However, when Daisy goes into a trance, she can regress into past lives and different personalities - including "Melinda," a 19th-Century English coquette. And before you can say "amour," Dr. Marc has fallen in love with the enthralling, elusive Melinda... while Daisy, in turn, finds herself falling head-over-heels for the handsome hypnotist! Bob Newhart and Jack Nicholson add to the tune-filled fun in this romantic romp.   Barbra is cute, sexy and sassy as quirky college coed Daisy Gamble in this novel romp into reincarnation. Montand turns in a marvelous performance as a college psychiatry professor who, on attempting to help Daisy with her smoking addiction, unexpectedly stumbles into her previous life as 19th-century sultry British psychic Melinda. Montand can't help but fall in love with Melinda, but is he really in love with Melinda, or is he in love with Daisy? Just which personality is which? Beautiful film, beautiful performances and gorgeous sets and costumes. A definite must-see! A Howard W. Koch - Alan Jay Lerner Production Produced by: Howard W. Koch Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Assistant Director: William McGarry Based on the musical play "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" Music by: Burton Lane Screenplay and Lyrics by: Alan Jay Lerner Music Supervised, Arranged and Conducted by: Nelson Riddle Choral Arrangements by: Joseph J. Lilley Choreography by: Howard Jeffrey Vocal-Dance Arrangements by: Betty Walberg Production Design: John De Cuir Set Decoration: George Hopkins and Raphael Bretton Period Costumes Designed and Created by: Cecil Beaton Miss Streisand's Contemporary Clothes Designed by: Arnold Scaasi Miss Streisand's Hairstyles Designed and Created by: Fredrick Glaser Makeup Supervision: Harry Ray Sound Recording: Benjamin Winkler and Elden Ruberg Director of Photography: Harry Stradling Time Lapse Photography by: John Ott Color by Technicolor; Filmed in Panavision Edited by: David Bretherton Cast: Barbra Streisand [Daisy Gamble], Yves Montand [Dr. Marc Chabot], Bob Newhart [Dr. Mason Hume], Larry Blyden [Warren Pratt], Simon Oakland [Dr. Conrad Fuller], Jack Nicholson [Tad Pringle], John Richardson [Robert Tentrees], Pamela Brown [Mrs. Fitzherbert], Irene Handl [Winnie Wainwhistle], Roy Kinnear [Prince Regent], Peter Crowcroft [Divorce Attorney], Byron Webster [Prosecuting Attorney], Mabel Albertson [Mrs. Hatch], Laurie Main [Lord Percy], Kermit Murdock [Hoyt III], Elaine Giftos [Muriel], John Le Mesurier [Pelham], Angela Pringle [Diana Smallwood], Leon Ames [Clews], Paul Camen [Millard], George Neise [Wytelipt], Tony Colti [Preston] Musical Program: [0:00] Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here (sung by Barbra Streisand before titles); [0:03] On a Clear Day (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:32] Love with All the Trimmings (sung by Barbra Streisand); [0:37] Love with All the Trimmings (continued by Barbra Streisand); [0:55] Melinda (sung by Yves Montand); [1:05] Go to Sleep (sung by Barbra Streisand); [1:25] He Isn't You (sung by Barbra Streisand); [1:33] What Did I Have That I Don't Have? (sung by Barbra Streisand); [1:50] Come Back to Me (sung by Yves Montand); [1:56] On a Clear Day (sung by Yves Montand); [2:04] On a Clear Day (short reprisal by Barbra Streisand); [2:06] On a Clear Day (sung by Barbra Streisand at end of movie); "She Isn't You" [outtake]; "Who Is There Among Us Who Knows?" [outtake]; "Wait Till We're Sixty-Five" [outtake]; "E.S.P." [outtake or not used]