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Cat Ballou

  • 19651965
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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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  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • 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
6.8/10
15K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Elliot Silverstein
  • Writers
    • Walter Newman(screenplay)
    • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
    • Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda
    • Lee Marvin
    • Michael Callan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Elliot Silverstein
  • Writers
    • 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
    • 110User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:28
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    Lee Marvin and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
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    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)
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    Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou (1965)

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    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Cat Ballouas Cat Ballou
    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Kid Shelleenas Kid Shelleen…
    Michael Callan
    Michael Callan
    • Clay Booneas Clay Boone
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Jedas Jed
    Nat 'King' Cole
    Nat 'King' Cole
    • Shouteras Shouter
    • (as Nat King Cole)
    Stubby Kaye
    Stubby Kaye
    • Shouteras Shouter
    Tom Nardini
    Tom Nardini
    • Jackson Two-Bearsas Jackson Two-Bears
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Frankie Ballouas Frankie Ballou
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Sir Harry Percivalas Sir Harry Percival
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Sheriff Ed Cardiganas Sheriff Ed Cardigan
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Butch Cassidyas Butch Cassidy
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Sheriff Maledonas Sheriff Maledon
    Burt Mustin
    Burt Mustin
    • Accuseras Accuser
    Paul Gilbert
    Paul Gilbert
    • Train Messengeras Train Messenger
    Oscar Blank
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Boden
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    • Mabel Bentleyas Mabel Bentley
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmie Booth
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Elliot Silverstein
    • Writers
      • Walter Newman(screenplay)
      • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
      • Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
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    Cat Ballou

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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 reviews110

    Review
    Top review
    What's the Matter? Cat Got Your Tongue?
    Prim, proper and beautiful school teacher Jane Fonda (in the titled role) returns home to find that father John Marley is being threatened by some evil men in town who are looking to build a railroad through property that he refuses to sell. She sends for gunslinger Lee Marvin (in a hilarious and surprising Oscar-winning turn) to protect her father and her new friends (who have sorted pasts by the way). What she did not know is that Marvin is way past his prime and has turned into little more than an alcoholic lush. An assassin (Marvin again) with a fake nose does eventually get to Marley and now it is up to Fonda, Marvin and company to bring the men who killed her father to justice. Oh did I mention that the story is told via musical interludes by Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye? "Cat Ballou" is a wild and uproarious movie that works really well due to its creative ideas. Part Western, part musical, part comedy and part drama, the movie creates a large jumble that actually works amazingly well. Marvin, easily doing the work of his career, dominates a movie that has many memorable elements to it. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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    • tfrizzell
    • Oct 21, 2003

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kat Balu
    • 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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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,666,667
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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