Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 126 min · Comedy, Romance
14.7 TOPICAL score · #5,074 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.
Bells Are Ringing (1960, directed by Vincente Minnelli) has a TOPICAL score of 14.7 - ranked 5,074 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (58 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (58 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages
- Still read6,884 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Judy Holliday (actor #759), Dean Martin (actor #1,268), Fred Clark (actor #1,357), Eddie Foy, Jr.