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Cat Ballou

  • 19651965
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
15K
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Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat 'King' Cole, Dwayne Hickman, Stubby Kaye, and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
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Western
A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • Elliot Silverstein
    • Walter Newman(screenplay)
    • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
    • Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda
    • Lee Marvin
    • Michael Callan
    • Elliot Silverstein
    • Walter Newman(screenplay)
    • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
    • Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda
    • Lee Marvin
    • Michael Callan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Lee Marvin and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
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    Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Lee Marvin and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda and Michael Callan in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, and Michael Callan in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda and Michael Callan in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda and Michael Callan in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Jane Fonda and Reginald Denny in Cat Ballou (1965)
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    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Cat Ballou
    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Kid Shelleen…
    Michael Callan
    Michael Callan
    • Clay Boone
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Jed
    Nat 'King' Cole
    Nat 'King' Cole
    • Shouter
    • (as Nat King Cole)
    Stubby Kaye
    Stubby Kaye
    • Shouter
    Tom Nardini
    Tom Nardini
    • Jackson Two-Bears
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Frankie Ballou
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Sir Harry Percival
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Sheriff Ed Cardigan
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Butch Cassidy
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Sheriff Maledon
    Burt Mustin
    Burt Mustin
    • Accuser
    Paul Gilbert
    Paul Gilbert
    • Train Messenger
    Oscar Blank
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Boden
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    • Mabel Bentley
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmie Booth
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
      • Elliot Silverstein
      • Walter Newman(screenplay)
      • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
      • Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Nat 'King' Cole had a nightly singing engagement at a Lake Tahoe nightclub. He would commute daily between Lake Tahoe and the set in order to do both. Everyone noticed that Cole was coughing a great deal whenever he was on the set and losing weight, but most figured he was just running himself down with such a gruelling schedule. Unbeknownst to them and to Cole himself, he was already very sick with lung cancer.
    • Goofs
      During the harvest festival/fight scene, two cowboys are fighting and fall into the food table, knocking it over. What appears to be roast chicken is obviously fake, as it falls off the table and bounces several times, indicating it is light and likely hollow.
    • Quotes

      Jackson Two-Bears: Kid, Kid, what a time to fall off the wagon. Look at your eyes.

      Kid Shelleen: What's wrong with my eyes?

      Jackson Two-Bears: Well they're red, bloodshot.

      Kid Shelleen: You ought to see 'em from my side.

    • Crazy credits
      The Torch Lady in the Columbia Pictures logo changes her gown to Cat Ballou's cowboy outfit and fires her guns several times.
    • Connections
      Edited into A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Cat Ballou
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston

      Performed by Stubby Kaye & Nat 'King' Cole

    User reviews113

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    Lee Marvin deserved the Oscar!
    I watched Cat Ballou again the other day after a gap of over 35 years. A spoof western, definitely. That Lee Marvin should not have won the Oscar? No way. It is far more difficult to carry off a role in what is obviously a pastiche than to excel in a serious dramatic part. Lee Marvin plays it to perfection. Watch his face in the bar scene in the hole in the wall, desperately trying to catch the moment to propose a toast - "I'll drink to that!". It's brilliant. This film has to be watched in the context of its time. It is no good trying to compare it to today's special effects dominated blockbusters or Pixar animations. The semi-musical format was innovative, and remains so today. Cat Ballou is a perfect example of 60's "cool".
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    10
    • jeremyfd
    • Apr 4, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1965 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Harold Hecht Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Mono

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