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Paint Your Wagon (1969)

TV_14 158 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Musical  -   15 October 1969 (USA)
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Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner (book), Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Marvin ...
Clint Eastwood ...
Jean Seberg ...
Harve Presnell ...
Ray Walston ...
Tom Ligon ...
Alan Dexter Alan Dexter ...
Parson
William O'Connell William O'Connell ...
Benny Baker Benny Baker ...
Haywood Holbrook (as Ben Baker)
Alan Baxter Alan Baxter ...
Paula Trueman Paula Trueman ...
Robert Easton ...
Atwell
Geoffrey Norman ...
Foster
H.B. Haggerty ...
Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins ...
Joe Mooney
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Storyline

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnaping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boomtown. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining. Written by David J. Kiseleski <davidk269@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mining | Gold | California | Prospector | California Gold Rush  | See more »

Taglines:

Ben and Pardner shared everything -- even their wife! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance | Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material (re-rated: 2001) See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre See more »

Filming Locations:

Baker, Oregon, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$31,678,778 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Lesley Ann Warren and Sally Ann Howes turned down the role of Elizabeth. Kim Novak was also approached, and Diana Rigg was set to star as Elizabeth but was forced to withdraw due to illness. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the town is falling apart in the end, we see the wires used hold up a falling bathtub. See more »

Quotes

Elizabeth: I lived with a man who had two wives. Why can't a woman have two husbands?
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Connections

Referenced in "The Muppet Show: Episode #2.12" (1977) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hand Me Down That Can Of Beans"
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Sung by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & The Chorus See more »