starring Joan Crawford with Cliff Robertson
Vera Miles , Ruth Donnelly
As the controversial film of Joan Crawford 's life has its European premiere at the London Film Festival, tonight's film Autumn Leaves sees Joan Crawford in one of her greatest screen roles. As a lonely woman, neurotically afraid of emotional involvements, she finds herself drawn to the charming and much younger Burt Han son. After an impulsive marriage she discovers that Burt has lied about his past and she is tied to an increasingly dangerous psychotic.
Screenplay by JACK JEVNE , LEWIS, MELTZER and ROBERT BLEES Produced by WILLIAM GOETZ Directed by ROBERT ALDRICH ,