Harold and Maude

1971
7.6
Harold and Maude
Poster Harold and Maude

Title: Harold and Maude

Original Title: Harold and Maude

Year: 1971

Info

  • Country: USA
  • Length: 91 Minutes (1 hour 31 min)
  • Budget: $1,200,000
  • Genre: Comedy Romance
  • Studios: Paramount Pictures
  • Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Release Dates

  • United States: December 20 1971

Plot

A 1971 American romantic black comedy directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. 'Harold and Maude' was based on a screenplay written by Colin Higgins and published as a novel in 1971. Filming locations in the San Francisco Bay Area included both Holy Cross Cemetery and Golden Gate National Cemetery. In the film a suicidal young man gets a new lease on life when he falls for an 80-year-old woman.The film is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all Time, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1997 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Awards

  • 1972 Golden Globes: 2 0

Cast

Director:

Hal Ashby Hal Ashby

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Glaucus

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Harold

Vivian Pickles

Vivian Pickles

Mrs. Chasen

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Uncle Victor

Ellen Geer

Ellen Geer

Sunshine Doré

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