Travels with My Aunt (1969) is a novel written by British author Graham Greene. It has been adapted into film once, in 1972. See also: 1968 in literature, other events of 1969, 1970 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This article is about the writer Graham Greene. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ...

The novel follows the travels of Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric Aunt Augusta as they find their way across Europe, and eventually over continents. Aunt Augusta pulls Henry away from his quiet suburban retirement into a world of adventure, crime and the sordid details of her past.

Plot Overview

The novel begins when Henry Pulling, a boring, uncharming retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at his mother's funeral. Despite having little in common, they form a bond.

Henry finds himself drawn into Aunt Augusta's world of travels, adventures, romance and absence of bigotry.

He finally gives up his old life to join his aunt and her lover in South America. He finds out that Aunt Augusta is in fact his mother. He helps her lover in his smuggling business and marries a 16 year old girl.

1972 Film adaptation

The first film adaptation, released in 1972, tells the story of a retired bank manager who is drawn into his eccentric Aunt Augusta's lifestyle. It stars Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Gossett Jr. and Cindy Williams. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born 28 December 1934), better known as Dame Maggie Smith, is a two-time Academy Award-winning English film, stage, and television actress. ... Alec McCowen (born May 26, 1925) is a British actor, best known for classical roles including Shakespeare. ... Louis Gossett Jr. ... Cindy Williams (born August 22, 1947) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her portrayal, from 1976 until 1982, of loyal and fun-loving brewery worker Shirley Feeney in the sitcom Laverne & Shirley. ...

The movie was adapted by Jay Presson Allen, Hugh Wheeler and Katharine Hepburn (uncredited) from the novel by Graham Greene. It was directed by George Cukor. Jay Presson Allen (March 3, 1922–1 May 2006) was an American writer. ... Hugh Wheeler (19 March 1912 - 26 July 1987), also known as Patrick Quentin, was an American playwright, librettist, poet, and translator. ... Hepburn, in a publicity shot for Song of Love Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... This article is about the writer Graham Greene. ... George Cukor George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ...

It won the Academy Award for Costume Design and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Maggie Smith), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Cinematography. This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ...