---
title: 'The Sandpiper (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincente Minnelli'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sandpiper-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059674/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sandpiper (1965)

1965 · 110 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Sandpiper is a 1965 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the third of eleven films starring the power couple. The film explores the relationship between a repressed religious-school headmaster and a free-spirited California artist in the years bridging the beatnik and hippie movements of the 60's.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincente Minnelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincente-minnelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wilson), [Dalton Trumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-trumbo), [Martin Ransohoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ransohoff)
- **Producer:** [Martin Ransohoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ransohoff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mandel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Milton Krasner](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-krasner)
- **Editor:** [David Bretherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bretherton)

## Cast

- [Tom Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-drake)
- [Elizabeth Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-taylor)
- [James Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edwards)
- [Tom Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-curtis)
- [Barbara Sommers](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-sommers)
- [Peter O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-o-toole)
- [Robert Webber](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-webber)
- [Olga Valery](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-valery)
- [Carl Studer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-studer)
- [Richard Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burton)
- [Nico](https://cinepixo.com/people/nico)
- [Sharon Tate](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-tate)
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher)
- [Rex Holman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-holman)
- [Pamela Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-mason)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sandpiper-1965
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