Walk Don't Run

"Run, don't walk to see Walk, Don't Run."

1966 1h 54m EN

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6.5

SOLID

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71%

FRESH

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 88🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 4,674

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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During the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.

“Run, don't walk to see Walk, Don't Run.”

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Cast

Cary Grant
Sir William Rutland
Samantha Eggar
Christine Easton
Jim Hutton
Steve Davis
John Standing
Julius D. Haversack
Miiko Taka
Aiko Kurawa
Ted Hartley
Yuri Andreyovitch
Ben Astar
Dimitri
George Takei
Police Captain

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Walters
Writers: Robert Russell, Sol Saks, Frank Ross
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Walters, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. 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 Quincy Jones. 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 Walter Thompson 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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Cary Grant and Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Run, don't walk to see Walk, Don't Run.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0061170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Charles Walters directs. Harry Stradling Sr. behind the camera. Quincy Jones scores. Walter Thompson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Directed by Charles Walters, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Quincy Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Walter Thompson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cary Grant and Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Run, don't walk to see Walk, Don't Run.".
8IMDB entry: tt0061170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "olympic games", "fiancé", "embassy", "remake".