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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cat Ballou
"It's That Way-Out Whopper Of A Funny Western...A She-Bang To End All She-Bangs!"
1965 1h 37m EN
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6.4
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90%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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60
METACRITIC
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6.7
IMDB
★6.4TMDB · 290🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes●60Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 16,497
WesternComedy
Synopsis
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A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
“It's That Way-Out Whopper Of A Funny Western...A She-Bang To End All She-Bangs!”
Cast
Jane Fonda
Catherine 'Cat' Ballou
Michael Callan
Clay Boone
Lee Marvin
Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Dwayne Hickman
Jed
Tom Nardini
Jackson Two-Bears
John Marley
Frankie Ballou
Nat King Cole
Shouter - Sunrise Kid
Stubby Kaye
Shouter - Sam the Shade
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Elliot Silverstein
- Writers
- Walter Newman, Frank Pierson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Elliot Silverstein, shot by Jack A. Marta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Charles Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jane Fonda and Michael Callan and Lee Marvin carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It's That Way-Out Whopper Of A Funny Western...A She-Bang To End All She-Bangs!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0059017 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Elliot Silverstein directs. Jack A. Marta behind the camera. Frank De Vol scores. Charles Nelson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Elliot Silverstein, shot by Jack A. Marta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Charles Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Jane Fonda and Michael Callan and Lee Marvin carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "It's That Way-Out Whopper Of A Funny Western...A She-Bang To End All She-Bangs!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0059017 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 11 themes, including "daughter", "gunslinger", "wyoming, usa", "based on novel or book".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jack A. Marta
- Original score
- Frank De Vol
- Editing
- Charles Nelson
- Costume design
- Bill Thomas
- Makeup / hair
- Ben Lane
- Stunt coordinator
- Yakima Canutt
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $20,666,667
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 60/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 16,497 votes
- MPAA
- Approved
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 15 nominations total
- Academy Award for Best Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Elliot Silverstein
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- HA
Harold Hecht Productions
US
Columbia Pictures
US
Key crew
- NovelRoy Chanslor
- ProducerHarold Hecht
- EditorCharles Nelson
- SongsMack David
- SongsJerry Livingston
- Associate ProducerMitch Lindemann
- Art DirectionMalcolm Brown
- Set DecorationRichard Mansfield
- Costume DesignBill Thomas
- Makeup SupervisorBen Lane
- HairstylistVirginia Jones
- Second Unit DirectorYakima Canutt
- Assistant DirectorLee Lukather
- Assistant DirectorRay Gosnell Jr.
- Sound SupervisorCharles J. Rice
- SoundEarl Snyder
- Stunt CoordinatorYakima Canutt
- StuntsFloyd Baze
- StuntsRoydon Clark
- Stunt DoubleTap Canutt
- StuntsNick Cravat
- StuntsDonna Hall
- StuntsRichard Farnsworth
- StuntsTex Hill
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- daughter
- gunslinger
- wyoming, usa
- based on novel or book
- ranch
- alcoholic
- train robbery
- fratricide
- saved from hanging
- female outlaw
- singing narrator
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1965-06-24NR
Also known as
International titles
- Cat Ballou – Hängen sollst Du in WyomingDE
- A mulher felinaPT
- Cat Ballou - Mulher felinaPT
