Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1964 · 1h 51m

What a Way to Go!

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Director
J. Lee Thompson
Cast
Shirley MacLaine as Louisa May Foster Paul Newman as Larry Flint Robert Mitchum as Rod Anderson Jr. Dean Martin as Leonard Crawley Gene Kelly as Pinky Benson Robert Cummings as Dr. Victor Stephanson
Crew
Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography Marjorie Fowler — Editor Nelson Riddle — Original Music Composer Betty Comden — Screenplay Adolph Green — Screenplay Gwen Davis — Story
Tagline

What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!...

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
dark comedy
Key Collaborators
J. Lee Thompson Director Leon Shamroy Director of Photography Marjorie Fowler Editor Nelson Riddle Original Music Composer Betty Comden Screenplay Adolph Green Screenplay Gwen Davis Story Arthur P. Jacobs Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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