Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1974 · 2h 11m

Mame

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Director
Gene Saks
Cast
Lucille Ball as Mame Dennis Bea Arthur as Vera Charles Robert Preston as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside Bruce Davison as Patrick as an adult Kirby Furlong as Patrick as a boy Jane Connell as Agnes Gooch
Crew
Philip H. Lathrop — Director of Photography Maury Winetrobe — Editor Jerry Herman — Original Music Composer Paul Zindel — Screenplay Patrick Dennis — Novel Robert Fryer — Producer
Tagline

She'll coax the blues right out of your heart!

Synopsis

The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."

Trailer Mame — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
plantationmusicalgreat depressionbased on play or musicalorphanfox huntaunt nephew relationship1930sinfluential aunt or uncle
Key Collaborators
Gene Saks Director Philip H. Lathrop Director of Photography Maury Winetrobe Editor Jerry Herman Original Music Composer Paul Zindel Screenplay Patrick Dennis Novel Robert Fryer Producer James Cresson Producer Robert F. Boyle Production Design Theadora Van Runkle Costume Design
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