---
title: 'Wives and Lovers (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Rich'
released: '1963-11-04'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wives-and-lovers-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057688/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wives and Lovers (1963)

1963 · 103 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Wives and Lovers is a 1963 comedy film based on the play The First Wife by Jay Presson Allen. Directed by John Rich, it stars Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters and Martha Hyer. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1964 for costume design. The song "Wives and Lovers" was released as a tie-in but not used in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rich)
- **Screenplay:** [Edward Anhalt](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-anhalt), [Jay Presson Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-presson-allen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lyn Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyn-murray)
- **Producer:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)
- **Editor:** [Warren Low](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-low)

## Cast

- [Van Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-johnson)
- [Jeremy Slate](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-slate)
- [Ray Walston](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-walston)
- [Lee Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patrick)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Marianna Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianna-hill)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Martha Hyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-hyer)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/wives-and-lovers-1963
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1058046); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.