The Sandpiper (1965) on Netflix
Laura Reynolds, an unwed artist in Big Sur, homeschools her son Danny. A judge sends the boy to an Episcopal boarding school instead of reform school; its married headmaster is Edward Hewitt.
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Plot summary
Laura Reynolds earns a modest living as an artist and keeps Danny, her preteen son, out of public school, teaching him herself at their home on an isolated stretch of the Big Sur coast. Three times the boy has run afoul of the law, and a judge responds by ordering him into an Episcopal boarding school, a decision his mother hates. The headmaster is Dr. Edward Hewitt; his wife Claire teaches there. They are happily married, but the school's needs and their club life have made their days routine and tamed their youthful idealism. Edward and Laura meet over the boy's admission and argue about religion and conformity, and she storms out. She tries to flee the area with Danny; the police catch them and deliver him to the school, where he finds the coursework beneath him.
Cast
- Paul Gengeas Architect (uncredited)
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- Dusty Cadisas Trooper (uncredited)
- Joan Connorsas Celebrant #7 (uncredited)
- Tom Craneas Walter Robinson (uncredited)
- Tom Curtisas Trustee (uncredited)
- Jeff Davisas Administrator (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Sandpiper (1965)
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- The theme music for The Sandpiper was "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster; it won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a recording by Tony Bennett won the 1966 Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
- Elizabeth Taylor was filmed topless in one scene of The Sandpiper, but the footage was cut before the film's release.
- The Sandpiper was one of the very few major studio pictures ever filmed in Big Sur, and it used locations including Pfeiffer Beach, Point Lobos State Reserve, Bixby Creek Bridge, the Coast Gallery and the restaurant Nepenthe.
