An Affair to Remember

Generally thought to be one of the most romantic films of all time, Cary Grant is Nickie Ferrante who, whilst on a cruise, meets and falls in love with singer, Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr).  At first Terry sees Nickie as nothing more than the playboy he is but gradually she falls for him too.  But as both are already romantically involved with other people they agree that if they are free in six months’ time they will meet at the top of the Empire State Building.

Although not exactly a re-make, many people know that Sleepless in Seattle was partly inspired by this film, but not so many people realise that An Affair to Remember was itself a re-make:  in 1939 Leo McCarey had made a first version of the film, called Love Affair, and starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.

This original US Insert poster for An Affair to Remember is in very good condition and features gorgeous artwork from the main poster campaign as well as lovely scene in the bottom third of the poster of Grant and Kerr with Nickie’s grandmother, Janou,  played by Cathleen Nesbitt.