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Cactus Flower (1969)

The prickly stage success that convulsed audiences around the world... with all its barbed wit and the sharpest comedy cast of the year!

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Gene Saks
Writer : I. A. L. Diamond

Synopsis

Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.

Actors

Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Dr. Julian Winston
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Stephanie Dickinson
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn
Toni Simmons
Jack Weston
Jack Weston
Harvey Greenfield
Rick Lenz
Rick Lenz
Igor Sullivan
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
Señor Arturo Sánchez
Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey
Mrs. Durant
Eve Bruce
Eve Bruce
Georgia
Irwin Charone
Irwin Charone
Record Store Manager
Matthew Saks
Matthew Saks
Nephew
Linda Burton
Linda Burton
Waitress (uncredited)
Hy Chase
Hy Chase
1st Waiter (uncredited)

Crews

Gene Saks
Gene Saks
Director
Abe Burrows
Abe Burrows
Theatre Play
Pierre Barillet
Pierre Barillet
Theatre Play
Jean-Pierre Grédy
Jean-Pierre Grédy
Theatre Play
I. A. L. Diamond
I. A. L. Diamond
Screenplay
M.J. Frankovich
M.J. Frankovich
Producer
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Robert Clatworthy
Robert Clatworthy
Production Design
Edward G. Boyle
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Miriam Nelson
Miriam Nelson
Choreographer

Trailers and other movies

Cactus Flower (1969)
Cactus Flower ≣ 1969 ≣ Trailer

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