Directed by:
Irvin KershnerScreenplay:
Elliott BakerCinematography:
Ted D. McCordComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal, Colleen Dewhurst, Clive Revill, Werner Peters, Kay Medford, Jackie Coogan, Zohra Lampert (more)VOD (1)
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Genius, poet and carpet cleaner Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) has writer's block - and he can't bluster, clobber or curse it away. But just watch him take Manhattan by storm trying in this whirlwind comedy! It's a certifiable case of A Fine Madness, as nonconformist Samson and his beleaguered wife (Joanne Woodward) plunge into a series of daffy disasters from which he still comes up smiling. That is, until he dallies with the lovely wife (Jean Seberg) of a scheming psychiatrist (Patrick O'Neal), who seeks revenge by prescribing "brain surgery." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Sean Connery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/923/164923225_79c00d.jpg)
Sean Connery
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Rock (1996)
The Untouchables (1987)
![Joanne Woodward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/368/164368475_aa30f1.png)
Joanne Woodward
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
![Jean Seberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271270_55814a.jpg)
Jean Seberg
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Breathless (1960)
Die Wildente (1976)
![Patrick O'Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279726_8e8e34.jpg)
Patrick O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
King Rat (1965)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Way We Were (1973)
![Colleen Dewhurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/826/160826641_f32285.jpg)
Colleen Dewhurst
Canada
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV movie)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) (TV movie)
![Clive Revill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473464_1d76f1.jpg)
Clive Revill
New Zealand
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Avanti! (1972)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
![Werner Peters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/574/159574455_00a972.jpg)
Werner Peters
German Empire
Best movies:
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Rosemary (1958)
Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
![Kay Medford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262625_23e5bb.jpg)
Kay Medford
USA
Best movies:
Random Harvest (1942)
Funny Girl (1968)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
![Jackie Coogan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272204_0b6b88.jpg)
Jackie Coogan
USA
Best movies:
The Kid (1921)
Chaplin (1992) - a.f.
The Proud Ones (1956)
![Zohra Lampert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/668/160668750_9232db.gif)
Zohra Lampert
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Opening Night (1977)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
![Sorrell Booke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247514_ad23ce.jpg)
Sorrell Booke
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
Fail-Safe (1964)
![Sue Ane Langdon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365637_b5f433.jpg)
Sue Ane Langdon
USA
Best movies:
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
![Bibi Osterwald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/458/160458998_724659.jpg)
Bibi Osterwald
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Bank Shot (1974)
![Richard S. Castellano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405060_cc903d.jpg)
Richard S. Castellano
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Renée Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273572_c39add.jpg)
Renée Taylor
USA
Best movies:
A New Leaf (1971)
The Errand Boy (1961)
The Producers (1967)
![Maidie Norman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/053/158053056_052ef0.jpg)
Maidie Norman
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Lester Dorr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
![Gail Bonney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/571/159571569_ca60cc.jpg)
Gail Bonney
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Inherit the Wind (1960)