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Splendor in the Grass

1961 2h 4m
Drama Romance
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7.5/10
315 reviews
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Splendor in the Grass

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

"There is a miracle in being young... and a fear."

Top Billed Cast

Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Wilma "Deanie" Loomis
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Bud Stamper
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Ace Stamper
Audrey Christie
Audrey Christie
Mrs. Loomis
Barbara Loden
Barbara Loden
Ginny Stamper
Zohra Lampert
Zohra Lampert
Angelina
Fred Stewart
Fred Stewart
Del Loomis
John McGovern
John McGovern
Doc Smiley

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2026-06-22

"Bud" (Warren Beatty) is the handsome captain of the American football team at school and has been courting "Deanie" (Natalie Wood) for as long as anyone can remember. So far, they have done little more than kiss - but they expect to, as time goes on. His father (Pat Hingle) is a self-made oil magnate who is determined that his boy is going to aim a lot higher, though, and that might mean Yale and beyond - whether the sceptical "Bud" wants this or not. "Deanie", on the other hand, comes from the more ordinary side of the tracks and her mother (Audrey Christie) has precisely no ambitions for he...