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A Fine Madness

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4.9/10 • 17

1966-06-291h 47m

ComedyDramaRomance

We should all be so crazy.

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

Directors
Irvin Kershner
Writters
Elliott Baker
Editors
Elliott Baker, William H. Ziegler

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  1. Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

    Samson Shillitoe

  2. Joanne Woodward

    Joanne Woodward

    Rhoda Shillitoe

  3. Jean Seberg

    Jean Seberg

    Lydia West

  4. Colleen Dewhurst

    Colleen Dewhurst

    Dr. Vera Kropotkin

  5. Jackie Coogan

    Jackie Coogan

    Mr. Fitzgerald

  6. Patrick O'Neal

    Patrick O'Neal

    Dr. Oliver West

  7. Clive Revill

    Clive Revill

    Dr. Menken

  8. Werner Peters

    Werner Peters

    Dr. Freddie Vorbeck

  9. John Fiedler

    John Fiedler

    Daniel K. Papp

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Wuchak

Dec 7, 2020

6/10

Kooky farce about an obnoxious nonconformist and the incompetence of mental health quacks An abusive creative type in Manhattan (Sean Connery) has writer’s block and is compelled by his waitress wife (Joanne Woodward) to visit a psychiatrist (Patrick O'Neal), but the bore’s dallyings with the quack’s wife (Jean Seberg) worsen the situation. Meanwhile Clive Revill is on hand as a mad lobotomist. Believe it or not, “A Fine Madness” (1966) has nothing to do with secret agent shenanigans, but is rather a zany Manhattan farce with a theme that would be done more effectively in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” (1975). Nevertheless, it’s amusing seeing Connery play a cranky, boozing, womanizing poet who cleans carpets for a living. Woodward is also entertaining as his not-gonna-take-it wife. Speaking of which, the flick scores pretty well on the feminine front with the likes of Seberg and Sue Ane Langdon (Miss Walnicki). Colleen Dewhurst even shows up. The film’s also worth checking out just to travel back in time to Manhattan of the mid-60s. The movie runs 1 hour, 44 minutes and was shot on the East Side of Manhattan, plus Long Island. GRADE: B-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
based on novel or bookpoetwriterpsychiatristgreenwich village