The Odd Couple
1968 film directed by Gene Saks
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Summary
The Odd Couple is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,215 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Gene Saks[3]
- Screenwriter: Neil Simon[4]
- Composer: Neal Hefti[5]
- Genre: comedy film[6], buddy film[7]
- Based on: The Odd Couple[8]
- Followed by: The Odd Couple II[9]
- Cast member: Jack Lemmon[10], Walter Matthau[11], John Fiedler[12], Herb Edelman[13], Monica Evans[14], Carole Shelley[15], Larry Haines[16], Iris Adrian[17], Billie Bird[18], Ted Beniades[19], Willie Aames[20]
- Producer: Howard W. Koch[21]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Robert B. Hauser[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Distribution format: video on demand[25]
- Review score: 97%[26], 8/10[27], 86/100[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Publication date: January 1, 1968[31], August 16, 1968[32], May 2, 1968[33], May 16, 1968[34]
- Distributed by: MOKÉP[35], UIP-Dunafilm[36], Netflix[37]
- Narrative location: New York City[38]
- Filming location: Hotel Flanders[39]
- Main subject: coliving[40], divorce[41], single person[42]
- Film editor: Frank Bracht[43]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[44], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[45]
- Title: The Odd Couple[46]
- MPA film rating: G[47]
- After a work by: Neil Simon[48]
Why It Matters
The Odd Couple has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]