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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
1971 1h 0m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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The First Nine Months are the Hardest a musical comedy produced by the legendary team of Bill Persky and Sam Denoff with music written by Ray Charles and staring the iconic Sonny and Cher with Dick Van Dyke.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Cher
Self
Sonny Bono
Self
Dick Van Dyke
Self
Ken Berry
Self
Jackie Joseph
Self
James Farentino
Self
Michele Lee
Self
Sarah Fankboner
Pregnant Lady #1 (as Sarah Fankbone)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Clark Jones
- Writers
- Sam Denoff, Bill Persky
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Clark Jones directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Cher and Sonny Bono and Dick Van Dyke carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt2402203 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Clark Jones
Key crew
- CreatorBill Persky
- CreatorSam Denoff
- ChoreographerMichael Shawn
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1971-02-24
