The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
| The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | |
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| Directed by | Joseph McGrath |
| Written by | Alec Coppel Denis Norden |
| Based on | the play by Alec Coppel Based on a story by Josef Shaftel |
| Produced by | Josef Shaftel |
| Starring | Shirley MacLaine Richard Attenborough James Booth |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Ralph Sheldon |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Shirley MacLaine, Richard Attenborough and James Booth. The screenplay by Alec Coppel and Denis Norden was adapted from a play by Coppel that was based on a short story by Josef Shaftel, who served as the film's producer.
The film is loosely based on the real-life story of Walburga Oesterreich, who kept her lover Otto Sanhuber in the attic for a decade beginning in 1912. The real story does not have the happy ending of the film.