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23 September 1966 (Finland)
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We should all be so crazy. See more »
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Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist... and his beautiful wife. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Joanne Woodward Movie Schedule: A Kiss Before Dying, The Sound And The Fury, The End
(From Alt Film Guide. 15 August 2011, 8:00 PM, PDT)
The Beaver shows that the movies can't cope with depression
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 June 2011, 3:35 AM, PDT)
Irvin Kershner obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 30 November 2010, 9:13 AM, PST)
(From Alt Film Guide. 15 August 2011, 8:00 PM, PDT)
The Beaver shows that the movies can't cope with depression
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 June 2011, 3:35 AM, PDT)
Irvin Kershner obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 30 November 2010, 9:13 AM, PST)
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Satire on Psychoanalysis
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Sean Connery | ... | Samson Shillitoe |
 | Joanne Woodward | ... | Rhoda Shillitoe |
 | Jean Seberg | ... | Lydia West |
 | Patrick O'Neal | ... | Dr. Oliver West |
 | Colleen Dewhurst | ... | Dr. Vera Kropotkin |
| Clive Revill | ... | Dr. Menken |
| Werner Peters | ... | Dr. Vorbeck |
| John Fiedler | ... | Daniel K. Papp |
| Kay Medford | ... | Mrs. Fish |
 | Jackie Coogan | ... | Mr. Fitzgerald |
| Zohra Lampert | ... | Evelyn Tupperman |
 | Sorrell Booke | ... | Leonard Tupperman |
| Sue Ane Langdon | ... | Miss Walnicki |
| Bibi Osterwald | ... | Mrs. Fitzgerald |
| Mabel Albertson | ... | Chairwoman |
| Gerald S. O'Loughlin | ... | Policeman |
| James Millhollin | ... | Rollie Butter |
| Jon Lormer | ... | Dr. Huddleson |
| Bernie Meyer | ||
| Richard S. Castellano | ... | Arnold |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Knocker |
 | Renée Taylor | ... | Streetwalker |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ayllene Gibbons | ... | Clubwoman (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Irvin Kershner | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Elliott Baker | (screenplay) | |
| Elliott Baker | (based upon the novel by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jerome Hellman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Addison | |||
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| Ted D. McCord | |||
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| William H. Ziegler | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jack Poplin | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Claude E. Carpenter | |||
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| Ann Roth | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Jean Burt Reilly | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Russell Llewellyn | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ward Preston | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Everett A. Hughes | .... | sound | |
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| Ron Burke | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Hickman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Hicks | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred Lerner | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Harvey Parry | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Vance | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Frank J. Calabria | .... | additional photographer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
| Billy May | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | scoring engineer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Doris DeHerdt | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
| Jean Shepherd | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (1966) (France) (theatrical)
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104 min
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The scene involving a topless 'Sue Ann Langdon' and Sean Connery near the film's beginning was the subject of a photo feature in "Playboy" magazine.See more »
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Factual errors: A sign in the restaurant where Rhoda works advertises "banannas"; this could be a set design error or a real sign from a location shoot.See more »
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I saw this film when it was first released. It was a "fish out of water" comedy, a coarse brute running rampant among effete elitists. At that time, I had a lot of contact with numerous psychiatrist/psychoanalysts. This film brilliantly caught the self satisfied pomposity, the self promotional tendencies, and the double standards of this group. The psychoanalysts couldn't cope with this guy! I found this part of the film hilarious, although most of the humor would go unappreciated by those who didn't know any people in the psychoanalytic world.
I have seen this film many times since then. Much of it now makes me wince. The field of psychoanalysis has imploded and almost disappeared. Making fun of the pretensions of a now forgotten group of elitists is no longer very funny. Thus, it is a clumsy, sexist mild comedy. Yet, see it as a document of its time, and it is worthwhile.