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ComedyDramaRomance

A Fine Madness

- We should all be so crazy.

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

Release Date : 1966-06-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pan ArtsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sean Connery

Character Name : Samson Shillitoe

Original Name : Sean Connery

Gender : Male

Joanne Woodward

Character Name : Rhoda Shillitoe

Original Name : Joanne Woodward

Gender : Female

Jean Seberg

Character Name : Lydia West

Original Name : Jean Seberg

Gender : Female

Colleen Dewhurst

Character Name : Dr. Vera Kropotkin

Original Name : Colleen Dewhurst

Gender : Female

Jackie Coogan

Character Name : Mr. Fitzgerald

Original Name : Jackie Coogan

Gender : Male

Patrick O'Neal

Character Name : Dr. Oliver West

Original Name : Patrick O'Neal

Gender : Male

Clive Revill

Character Name : Dr. Menken

Original Name : Clive Revill

Gender : Male

Werner Peters

Character Name : Dr. Freddie Vorbeck

Original Name : Werner Peters

Gender : Male

John Fiedler

Character Name : Daniel K. Papp

Original Name : John Fiedler

Gender : Male

Kay Medford

Character Name : Mrs. Fish

Original Name : Kay Medford

Gender : Female

Zohra Lampert

Character Name : Evelyn Tupperman

Original Name : Zohra Lampert

Gender : Female

Sorrell Booke

Character Name : Leonard Tupperman

Original Name : Sorrell Booke

Gender : Male

Sue Ane Langdon

Character Name : Miss Walnicki

Original Name : Sue Ane Langdon

Gender : Female

Bibi Osterwald

Character Name : Mrs. Fitzgerald

Original Name : Bibi Osterwald

Gender : Female

Mabel Albertson

Character Name : Chairwoman

Original Name : Mabel Albertson

Gender : Female

Renée Taylor

Character Name : Myrna

Original Name : Renée Taylor

Gender : Female

Al Bain

Character Name : Bibman

Original Name : Al Bain

Gender : Male

Calvin Brown

Character Name : Boxer in Gym

Original Name : Calvin Brown

Gender : Male

Lovyss Bradley

Character Name : Clubwoman

Original Name : Lovyss Bradley

Gender : Female

Joyce Perry

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Joyce Perry

Gender : Female

James Millhollin

Character Name : Rollie Butter

Original Name : James Millhollin

Gender : Male

Nora Denney

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Nora Denney

Gender : Female

Roland La Starza

Character Name : Angie

Original Name : Roland La Starza

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**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-