What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!

Movie·1964·1h 51m

What a Way to Go!

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

Directed By

J. Lee Thompson

Country

United States of America

Language

French

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The Story

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.

Written By

Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Producer

Arthur P. Jacobs

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Music

Nelson Riddle

Editor

Marjorie Fowler

Themes

dark comedy

Production House

APJAC Productions
Orchard Productions
20th Century Fox

Audience Score

71%

103 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it39%
Perfection31%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Louisa May Foster

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Larry Flint

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Rod Anderson Jr.

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Leonard Crawley

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Pinky Benson

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Dr. Victor Stephanson

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Edgar Hopper

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Painter

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Foster

Lou Nova

Trentino

Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi D'Orsay

Baroness

Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Rene

Wally Vernon

Wally Vernon

Agent

Jane Wald

Polly

Lenny Kent

Lenny Kent

Hollywood Lawyer

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Don Anderson

Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Gwen Davis

Story

Betty Comden

Screenplay

J. Lee Thompson

J. Lee Thompson

Director

Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Screenplay

Arthur P. Jacobs

Arthur P. Jacobs

Producer

Marjorie Fowler

Editor

Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Nelson Riddle

Nelson Riddle

Original Music Composer

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