The Odd Couple (1968)
...say no more.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 46m
- Director Gene Saks
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 7.4/10 (670 votes)
Synopsis
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
Cast
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Jack Lemmon
as Felix Ungar
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Walter Matthau
as Oscar Madison
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John Fiedler
as Vinnie
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Herb Edelman
as Murray
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David Sheiner
as Roy
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Monica Evans
as Cecily
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Carole Shelley
as Gwendolyn
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Iris Adrian
as Waitress
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Billie Bird
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
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Angelique Pettyjohn
as Go-go Dancer (uncredited)
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Heywood Hale Broun
as Sports Journalist (uncredited)
- Larry Haines as 'Speed'
Crew
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Gene Saks
Director
- Robert B. Hauser Director of Photography
- Frank Bracht Editor
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Neal Hefti
Original Music Composer
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Howard W. Koch
Producer
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Neil Simon
Screenplay
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