<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $19,703,082 </Td> </Tr> <P> Same Time, Next Year is a 1978 American romantic comedy - drama film directed by Robert Mulligan . The screenplay by Bernard Slade is based on his 1975 play of the same title . The film stars Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn . </P> <P> In 1951, at an inn on the Mendocino County coast, Doris (Ellen Burstyn), a 24 - year - old housewife from Oakland, meets George (Alan Alda), a 27 - year - old accountant from New Jersey at dinner . They have a sexual tryst, then agree to meet once a year to rekindle the sparks they experienced at their first meeting, despite the fact that both are happily married with six children between them . They discuss their spouses, Harry and Helen . </P>

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