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A Lovely Way to Die

  • 19681968
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
575
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Kirk Douglas and Sylva Koscina in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
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A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her n... Read allA cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
575
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  • Director
    • David Lowell Rich
  • Writer
    • A.J. Russell
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Sylva Koscina
    • Eli Wallach
  • Director
    • David Lowell Rich
  • Writer
    • A.J. Russell
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Sylva Koscina
    • Eli Wallach
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Kirk Douglas in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
    Sylva Koscina in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
    Sharon Farrell in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
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    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Schuyler
    Sylva Koscina
    Sylva Koscina
    • Rena
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Fredericks
    Kenneth Haigh
    Kenneth Haigh
    • Fleming
    Martyn Green
    • Finchley
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Carol
    Ruth White
    Ruth White
    • Cook
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Fuller
    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • Magruder
    Meg Myles
    Meg Myles
    • Mrs. Magruder
    William Roerick
    • Westabrook
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Layton
    Dolph Sweet
    Dolph Sweet
    • Haver
    Dee Victor
    • Mrs. Gordon
    Lincoln Kilpatrick
    Lincoln Kilpatrick
    • Daley
    Marty Glickman
    • Racetrack Announcer
    • (voice)
    Conrad Bain
    Conrad Bain
    • James Lawrence
    • (uncredited)
    Jay Barney
    • The Real Finchley
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Lowell Rich
    • Writer
      • A.J. Russell
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ali MacGraw's film debut.
    • Goofs
      The underlying crime is to embezzle the fortune a rich recluse by a gang including his employees and then stage his murder. This takes place over a lengthy time period with the rich victim dead and stored in a freezer. The gang has guys in the windows with rifles and scopes watching out for what exactly? It takes so long that several people interact with the fenced off estate, discover something is amiss and end up getting killed as well. The final plan is to defrost the victim and burn him up a house fire and one of the gang is worried about whether the body will be found with ice crystals? The missing funds and household goods are going to be suspicious regardless of the cause of death.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Projectionist (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      A Lovely Way to Die
      Music by Kenyon Hopkins

      Lyrics by Judy Spencer

      Sung by Jackie Wilson

      Recording produced by Carl Davis

      [Played over opening title card and credits]

    User reviews13

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    1/10
    You've got to be kidding me
    Cheesy does not even begin to describe it. Some of the most wooden acting and clunkiest dialogue I have ever experienced. It's actually like a Carry On film without the laughs. Not that Kirk Douglas has a cast-iron reputation as a discerning, talented actor, but his appearance in this is just embarrassing. Likewise Eli Wallach. Then there's this plinky-plonky music running along through many scenes, often totally at odds with the mood and images images it accompanies. Add to this some very weird editing and timing. People laugh (at things that are not remotely funny) or respond to things that are said a second too late. And I know it's of its time etc., but the women in the film are all such bimbos and doormats that even I as a man found it offensive at times. Not even "so bad it's good". Just brutal.
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    • Jun 27, 2011

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1968 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der schnellste Weg zum Jenseits
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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