What a Way to Go!
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What a Way to Go! is a 1964 satirical black comedy film starring Shirley MacLaine alongside an ensemble cast, known for its lavish production, darkly humorous take on wealth and marriage, and direction by J. Lee Thompson.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black comedy film
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film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Jack Martin Smith
NERFINISHED
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Lyle R. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.35:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story "I Love Louisa" ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | DeLuxe Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Edith Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | J. Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | William H. Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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comedy film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasEnsembleCast | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter Louisa May Foster | Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Louisa May Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (MPAA, original release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nelson Riddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
marriage
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wealth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly humorous treatment of wealth and marriage
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lavish production design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur P. Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-05-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Adolph Green
NERFINISHED
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Betty Comden NERFINISHED ⓘ Betty Perske (story contributor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Bob Cummings
NERFINISHED
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Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Betty Comden