Oh! Calcutta! (1972)

Director:

Jacques Levy

Writers:

Kenneth Tynan (deviser) and
Robert Benton (contributions)
(more)

Release Date:

June 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

The World's Longest Running Erotic Stage Musical!

Plot:

Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta! is a series of musical numbers about sex and sexual mores...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Controversy | Male Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Raina Barrett	...	Test Girl
Mark Dempsey	...	Alfred / Dr. Jaspers
Samantha Harper	...	Helen / Nurse
Patricia Hawkins	...	Jill
Bill Macy	...	Monte / Physican
Mitchell McGuire	...	Dick
Gary Rethmeier	...	Dale / Pearloyster
Margo Sappington	...	Cherie
Nancy Tribush	...	Jane / Sue Ellen / Dr. Bronson
George Welbes	...	Jack

Directed by
Jacques Levy

Writing credits
Kenneth Tynan		(deviser)
Robert Benton		contributions
Jules Feiffer		contributions
Dan Greenburg		contributions
John Lennon		contributions
Jacques Levy		contributions
Leonard Melfi		contributions
David Newman		contributions
Margo Sappington		contributions
Sam Shepard		contributions
Clovis Trouille		contributions
Kenneth Tynan		contributions
Sherman Yellen		contributions

Produced by
Guillaume Martin Aucion	....	producer
Gordon Crowe	....	producer
Hillard Elkins	....	producer
Berney Jones	....	associate producer
George Plett	....	producer
Patrich Plevin	....	producer
Kenneth Tynan	....	producer
Michael White	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Dennis
Peter Schickele
Stanly Welden

Cinematography by
Frank Biondo
Arnold Giordano
Jerry Sarcone

Film Editing by
Frank Herold

Production Design by
Diana Graham
Eugene Gurlitz

Art Direction by
Eugene Gurlitz

Makeup Department
Mickey Scott	....	makeup artist
Lee Trent	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Michael Thomas	....	production supervisor

Sound Department
Mike Shoskes	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Anderson	....	lighting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Grisha Mynova	....	wardrober
Ray Simpson	....	assistant costume designer
Fred Voelpel	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Ben Wilder	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stanly Welden	....	conductor

Other crew
Bob Alexander	....	technical director
Emile Ardolino	....	projected media
Joyce Blawitz	....	assistant to director
Gardner Compton	....	projected media
Page Jones	....	production assistant
Bill Liberman	....	production associate
Chet O'Brien	....	stage manager
Gridley Quihuis	....	video (as Gridley Quibnis)
Walt Rautler	....	technical supervisor
Harriet Rohr	....	production assistant
Joel Rosen	....	stage manager
Enid Roth	....	associate director
Margo Sappington	....	choreographer
Bob Squittieri	....	video

Production Companies

• Elkins Entertainment
• Tigon

Distributors

• Cinemation Industries (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Prima Film (1972) (Canada) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min | UK:123 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | UK:18 | Portugal:M/18 | USA:Not Rated | Norway:18 | USA:X (self applied)

Company:

Elkins Entertainment

Trivia:

What you're getting on DVD was actually staged & recorded for pay-per-view TV (then in its infancy) in 1971, at Reeves Tele-Tape - the same studio facility where "Sesame Street" (1969) was recorded. And its stage manager was Chet O'Brien, who was then the floor manager for "Sesame Street".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the final number, you can see the camera crew in the mirrors. Also, a crew member tries to run out of the shot as the camera pans around right after that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Eight Misbehavin' (#11.7)" (1999)

San Francisco Theater Production

I saw the original stage version of Oh! Calcutta! when they performed in San Francisco in the early 1970s. We didn't know what to expect and were a little hesitant about going to a play that was often raided!

We paid a princely sum for our tickets - $35 and that wasn't for the first row! Our seats were second row-center and those rows were very narrow! You can imagine our surprise at being so close to the action! As soon as the production began, several people in the front row stood up and left the theater, which only made our seats that much better!

It was a great play! We loved it and laughed through most of it. The only tense part of the play was when we heard the sirens of emergency vehicles in the street outside of the theater! For a moment, we thought it was one of the raids! We held our ground and remained seated and were the richer for it!

See the movie and see a part of our sexual history! I know I will!