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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   1,220 votes
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Director:
Writer:
John Cassavetes (written by)
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Release Date:
8 December 1970 (USA) more
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A comedy about life, death and freedom
Plot:
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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(7 articles)
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
 (From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)

DVD: Review:Husbands
 (From The AV Club. 18 August 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)

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One of Cass' Best! more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Gazzara ... Harry

Peter Falk ... Archie Black
John Cassavetes ... Gus Demetri
Jenny Runacre ... Mary Tynan
Jenny Lee Wright ... Pearl Billingham
Noelle Kao ... Julie
John Kullers ... Red
Meta Shaw Stevens ... Annie (as Meta Shaw)
Leola Harlow ... Leola
Delores Delmar ... The Countess
Eleanor Zee ... Mrs. Hines
Claire Malis ... Stuart's Wife
Peggy Lashbrook ... Diana Mallabee
Eleanor Gould ... "Normandy" Singer
Sarah Felcher ... Sarah
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Also Known As:
Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including sexual situations, language, drunkenness, and brief domestic violence.
Runtime:
Japan:131 min | USA:138 min (original release) | USA:131 min (TV version: Sony Pictures Television print) | 154 min (San Francisco Film Festival)
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Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating)
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Gus Demetri: Don't believe truth. Archie, just don't believe truth. more
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References Jules et Jim (1962) more
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Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
One of Cass' Best!, 11 August 2004
9/10
Author: shepardjessica from sparks, nevada

One of Cassavetes 3 best (along with FACES and A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE). Middle-class successful husbands turning 40 are frightened after the death of another good buddy. They carouse, drink, swear, pick up women, fly to London, and basically show their camaraderie while inside they're dying a slow death (especially B. Gazzara). All performances are phenomenal, especially Gazzara, and Jenny Runacre in London gives a lovely nuanced characterization as the woman Cass hooks up with for a night of fun.

Cassavetes was one of our best and sorely underappreciated by most Americans. A real crime! It may seem long (especially the bar scene), but he didn't make ENTERTAINMENT as he so often said. He cared about people and relationships and their frustrations and disappointments. Don't miss this one!

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