What a Way to Go! (1964)
1h 51m
Running Time
July 31, 1964Release Date
What a Way to Go! (1964)
1h 51m
Running Time
July 31, 1964Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
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Cast & Crew.
Shirley MacLaine
Louisa May Foster
Paul Newman
Larry Flint
Robert Mitchum
Rod Anderson Jr.
Dean Martin
Leonard Crawley
Gene Kelly
Pinky Benson / Choreographer
Robert Cummings
Dr. Victor Stephanson
Dick Van Dyke
Edgar Hopper
Reginald Gardiner
Painter
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Foster
Lou Nova
Trentino
Fifi D'Orsay
Baroness
Maurice Marsac
Rene
Wally Vernon
Agent
Jane Wald
Polly
Lenny Kent
Hollywood Lawyer
Fred Aldrich
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Army Archerd
TV Announcer (uncredited)
Anton Arnold
Mr. Foster (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)
Al Bain
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Farmer (uncredited)
Al Beaudine
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Man (uncredited)
Lynn Borden
Woman (uncredited)
Barbara Bouchet
Girl on Plane (uncredited)
John Cliff
Waiter (uncredited)
Christopher Connelly
Ned (uncredited)
Tom Conway
Lord Kensington (uncredited)
William Corcoran
Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Carol Daniels
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Frenchman (uncredited)
Peter Duchin
Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited)
James Elsegood
Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel
Willard (uncredited)
Pamelyn Ferdin
Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Customer (uncredited)
Jeff Fithian
Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)
Joe Fithian
Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)
Jacques Foti
Policeman (uncredited)
Milton Frome
Lawyer (uncredited)
Teri Garr
Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Goldman
Diner Customer (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
Minister (uncredited)
Sid Gould
Movie Executive (uncredited)
Jack Greening
Chester (uncredited)
Paula Lane
Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited)
Joel Grey
Patron (uncredited)
J. Lee Thompson
Director
Gwen Davis
Story
Adolph Green
Screenplay / Lyricist
Betty Comden
Screenplay / Lyricist
Edith Head
Costume Design
Jule Styne
Songs
Arthur P. Jacobs
Producer
Fred Hall
Gaffer
Nelson Riddle
Music
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 31, 1964
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Content RatingNR
Budget$20,000,000
Box Office$13,298,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
dark comedy
Wiki.
What a Way to Go! is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke.
In the film, a wealthy widow wants to donate most of her fortune to the Internal Revenue Service. She narrates her life story to her psychiatrist. Each of her past husbands found wealth and success, but met with tragic deaths. She thinks she is cursed, and she would instead prefer a "simple life" inspired by the writings of Henry David Thoreau.
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