The Bachelor Party
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The Bachelor Party is a 1957 American drama film, adapted from Paddy Chayefsky’s teleplay, that explores the anxieties and disillusionment of a group of men during a night out before one friend’s wedding.
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| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delbert Mann filmography
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Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
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Paddy Chayefsky filmography
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| basedOn |
The Bachelor Party
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The Bachelor Party (teleplay)
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| cinematographyBy | Joseph LaShelle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dialogueStyle | naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| director | Delbert Mann ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Marjorie Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American television adaptations ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adam Storke
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surface form:
Charlie Samson
Eddie ⓘ Helen Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alex North ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| nomineeInCategory | Carolyn Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
The Bachelor Party
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The Bachelor Party follows a group of male office workers on a night out before one of them marries, revealing their anxieties, frustrations, and disillusionment with marriage and modern life.
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| producer |
Burt Lancaster
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Harold Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Hecht-Lancaster Productions
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Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
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| releaseDate | 1957-06-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenplayStyle | realist drama ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starred |
Carolyn Jones
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Don Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ E. G. Marshall ⓘ Jack Warden ⓘ Larry Blyden ⓘ Nancy Marchand ⓘ Nita Talbot ⓘ Patricia Smith ⓘ Philip Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teleplayAuthor | Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
| televisionOrigin | Philco Television Playhouse teleplay ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity and middle-class life
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fear of commitment ⓘ male anxiety ⓘ marital disillusionment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| title | The Bachelor Party self-link ⓘ |
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The Bachelor Party (teleplay)
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The Bachelor Party follows a group of male office workers on a night out before one of them marries, revealing their anxieties, frustrations, and disillusionment with marriage and modern life.