How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 42min
- Comedy, Romance
- 29 Jan 1968 (Sweden)
- Movie
When carefree bachelor David Sloane tries to persuade his best friend Harry Hunter to drop his mistress Carol Corman and return to his wife Mary, other romantic problems suddenly spring to life.
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| Dean Martin | ... |
David Sloane
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| Stella Stevens | ... |
Carol Corman
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| Eli Wallach | ... |
Harry Hunter
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| Anne Jackson | ... |
Muriel Laszlo
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| Betty Field | ... |
Thelma
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| Jack Albertson | ... |
Mr. Slotkin
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| Katharine Bard | ... |
Mary Hunter
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| Woodrow Parfrey | ... |
Eddie Rankin
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| Alan Oppenheimer | ... |
Everett Bauer
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| Shelley Morrison | ... |
Marcia Borie
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| George Furth | ... |
Roger
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Monroe Arnold | ... |
Wally Hammond
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| Claude Stroud | ... |
Hall Satler
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Bruce Chesse | ... |
Groom (uncredited)
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Harry Denny | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Dotty Ertel | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joe Evans | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Dee Gardner | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Bobby Gilbert | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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George Golden | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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| Joe Gray | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Robert Hitchcock | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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John Pedrini | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Paul Power | ... |
Maitre D (uncredited)
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| Tony Regan | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Frieda Rentie | ... |
Countergirl (uncredited)
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| Leoda Richards | ... |
Store Customer (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Bernard Sell | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Al Silvani | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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George Simmons | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Eddie Smith | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Tim Taylor | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Fred Walton | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| William Wintersole | ... |
Sanatorium Attendant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Fielder Cook | ||
Written by
| Stanley Shapiro | ... | (written by) & |
| Nate Monaster | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Stanley Shapiro | ... | producer |
Music by
| Michel Legrand | ||
Cinematography by
| Lee Garmes | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Philip W. Anderson | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Clatworthy | ||
Set Decoration by
| George R. Nelson | ||
Costume Design by
| Moss Mabry | ||
Makeup Department
| Faye Chaney | ... | makeup artist |
| Hank Edds | ... | makeup artist |
| Virginia Jones | ... | hair stylist |
| Ben Lane | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Steve Lane | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Wendell Franklin | ... | assistant director |
| Ray Gosnell Jr. | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Max Frankel | ... | property master |
Special Effects by
| Geza Gaspar | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eddie Garvin | ... | camera operator |
| Al St. Hilaire | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Michel Legrand | ... | conductor |
| Robert B. Shepard | ... | playback singer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bill O'Sullivan | ... | production consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1968) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1968) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia (1968) (France) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films)
- Columbia Film (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamera (1968) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1969) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- CBS (1973) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan version)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan version)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft m.b.H. (1968) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Arcade Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (West Germany) (VHS) (unknown)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Battle-of-the-sexes comedy about a free-wheeling bachelor who decides to save his friend's marriage by proving that all mistresses are incapable of fidelity. The plot gets complicated when the bachelor offers to set up the wrong girl in a lavish love-nest and she accepts, believing that it's a marriage proposal. Written by alfiehitchie |
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| Taglines | The wife you save... may be your own! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The part of Carol was originally intended for Marilyn Monroe but the project was shelved after her death. See more » |
| Goofs | Eddie Rankin tosses a bouquet of flowers off Edna Sloane's grave and starts arranging stones he had placed there. The scene switches as he places the stones and the bouquet is back on the grave. See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Winds of Change See more » |
| Quotes |
David Sloane:
I'll never ruin another woman, unless I know she's old enough for Medicare. See more » |