The Greengage Summer

The Greengage Summer
Movie poster
Directed by	Lewis Gilbert
Written by	Rumer Godden (novel) Howard Koch (adaptation)
Produced by	Edward Small (executive) Victor Saville
Starring	Kenneth More Danielle Darrieux Susannah York
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Music by	Richard Addinsell
Production companies	PKL Productions Victor Saville-Edward Small Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	4 April 1961 (1961-04-04) (World premiere, London, UK) 1 May 1961 (1961-05-01) (UK general release) 20 September 1961 (1961-09-20) (US)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Greengage Summer (called Loss of Innocence in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel The Greengage Summer (1958) by Rumer Godden. Set in Épernay, in the Champagne region of France, it is the story of the transition of a teenage girl into womanhood.

More later named it as his favourite film, stating, "[Susannah York] was just twenty-one and an adorable creature... it was one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."^[1]