A Warm December

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Summaries

An African-American doctor falls in love with the niece of an African ambassador during his vacation in London, but it turns out that she is suffering from a rare terminal illness.

Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter arrive for a month-long visit to London for dirt-bike racing and, unexpectedly, a new romance for the widowed Dr. Younger. His new love interest is beautiful, playful Catherine, who seems to enjoy eluding Dr. Younger as much as she enjoys eluding the mysterious men who are following her. Their romance develops gradually. as does the viewer's understanding of what is going on with this charming woman, and the complications she brings with her.—Greg Bruno <[email protected]>

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Keywords
  • embassy
  • directed by cast member
  • dulles international airport
  • air sickness
  • title spoken in foreign language
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date May 31, 1973
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies First Artists

Box office

Budget $3000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

This bittersweet movie centers around Dr. Matt Younger (Sidney Poitier) recently widowed, who travels to England on a month long holiday with his charming young daugther Stephanie(Yvette Curtis). While there, his meets a beautiful and mysterious stranger Katherine(Ester Anderson). She elicits his help to avoid a man who is following her. It turns out that this gentleman is her bodyguard. Katherine is the niece of a prominent African diplomat, and they are in England on official business. Katherine also has a medical condition which necesitates her being watched closely by her bodyguard to prevent harm from befalling her. Dr. Younger begins to get to know her and quickly falls in love with her, but she keeps her medical "problem" to herself, preferring to disappear whenever she feels sick. While on a vacation trip to the English countryside with Katherine and Stephanie, Dr. Younger discovers her little secret. He wants to marry her regardless. In the end, she must make a choice between having a family , even if only for a short time, or continuing her life as it has been.

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