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RUNTIME
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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Leslie Caron
Mardou Fox
George Peppard
Leo Percepied
Janice Rule
Roxanne
Roddy McDowall
Yuri Gilgoric
Anne Seymour
Charlotte Percepied
Jim Hutton
Adam Moovad
Scott Marlowe
Julien Alexander
Arte Johnson
Arial Lavalerra
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ranald MacDougall
- Writers
- Robert Thom
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ranald MacDougall, shot by Joseph Ruttenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ben Lewis 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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Leslie Caron and George Peppard and Janice Rule carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Love among the new Bohemians!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0054351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ranald MacDougall directs. Joseph Ruttenberg behind the camera. Ben Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Ranald MacDougall, shot by Joseph Ruttenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Ben Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Leslie Caron and George Peppard and Janice Rule carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Love among the new Bohemians!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0054351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 21 themes, including "based on novel or book", "love of one's life", "jazz", "san francisco, california".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Joseph Ruttenberg
- Editing
- Ben Lewis
- Costume design
- Moss Mabry
- Makeup / hair
- Josephine Sweeney
- Runtime
- 89 min · 1h 29m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Ranald MacDougall
Production companies
Who made it
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
Key crew
- Art DirectionUrie McCleary
- MusicAndré Previn
- ProducerArthur Freed
- NovelJack Kerouac
- EditorBen Lewis
- Costume DesignMoss Mabry
- Art DirectionGeorge W. Davis
- Set DecorationHenry Grace
- Set DecorationHugh Hunt
- Assistant DirectorCarl Roup
- HairdresserJosephine Sweeney
- Special EffectsLee LeBlanc
- Sound EditorKurt Hernfeld
- Assistant DirectorSheldon Schrager
- PropsCarl Beonde
- PropsTony Ordoqui
- Sound SupervisorFranklin Milton
- Boom OperatorTom Goldrich
- Sound MixerPhilip Mitchell
- Makeup ArtistJohn Truwe
- Assistant DirectorWilliam Shanks
- Makeup ArtistWilliam Tuttle
- Makeup ArtistKeester Sweeney
- GripHoward Bradner
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- love of one's life
- jazz
- san francisco, california
- beatnik
- writer's block
- house party
- alcohol abuse
- mental illness
- subculture
- aspiring writer
- after hours
- coffee house
- beat generation
- wanderlust
- jazz dancer
- beat poetry
- cool guy
- romantic rebound
- beatnixploitation
- supportive mother
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-06-23
