The V.I.P.s (1963) on Netflix
Fog grounds the flights at London Heathrow and strands the wealthy in Terminal 3. Actress Frances Andros plans to leave her husband, millionaire Paul Andros, for Marc Champselle.
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Plot summary
Terminal 3 at London Heathrow is fogged in, and every flight out is delayed. Actress Frances Andros is booked to leave with her suitor, Marc Champselle, walking away from her millionaire husband, Paul Andros; the grounding gives Paul time to reach the airport and try to hold on to her. The Duchess of Brighton is flying to Florida for a job that will pay enough to save her historic home. Film producer Max Buda needs to be out of London by midnight with his protégée, Gloria Gritti, or face a hefty tax bill. Australian businessman Les Mangrum has to get to New York before his business is sold, and his secretary, Miss Mead, is in love with him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The V.I.P.s (1963)
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- Terence Rattigan's idea for The V.I.P.s came from his own fog-delayed flight at London Airport, and one plot line was drawn from actress Vivien Leigh's real attempt to leave her husband Laurence Olivier for actor Peter Finch, only to be trapped by fog in the Heathrow VIP lounge.
- Anthony Asquith wanted Sophia Loren for Elizabeth Taylor's role, recalling their hit The Millionairess, but Taylor, scared by Loren's appeal to Richard Burton, persuaded him to hire her instead, telling him "Let Sophia stay in Rome"; her fee was $1 million.
- The theme music written for The V.I.P.s was later reused as the opening intro of the Flemish children's television series Johan en de Alverman.
- The V.I.P.s was the first time Australian actor Rod Taylor played an Australian character on film, and screenwriter Terence Rattigan let him Australianise some of the dialogue.
- The Heathrow airport terminal set built for The V.I.P.s at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood was one of the largest sets ever constructed in the UK; only a few establishing shots came from the real airport.
