A Fine Madness (1966)

Tagline: | We should all be so crazy. |
Category: | Comedy, Drama |
Director: | Irvin Kershner |
Cast: | Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O’Neal, Colleen Dewhurst, Clive Revill, Werner Peters, John Fiedler, Kay Medford, Jackie Coogan, Zohra Lampert, Sorrell Booke, Sue Ane Langdon, Bibi Osterwald, Mabel Albertson |
Rated: | Unrated |
plot summary
Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet and a magnet for women, is behind in his alimony payments, and lives with Rhoda, a waitress who stands by him through all his troubles. Samson becomes belligerent when he cannot find the inspiration to finish his big poem so Rhoda tries to get him to see the psychiatrist Dr. West, who claims to be able to cure writer’s block. Samson ends up begin pursued by various women while trying to evade the subpoena servers and finish his poem.
cast list
Sean Connery | Samson Shillitoe |
Joanne Woodward | Rhoda Shillitoe |
Jean Seberg | Lydia West |
Patrick O’Neal | Dr. Oliver West |
Colleen Dewhurst | Dr. Vera Kropotkin |
Clive Revill | Dr. Menken |
Werner Peters | Dr. Vorbeck |
John Fiedler | Daniel K. Papp |
Kay Medford | Mrs. Fish |
Jackie Coogan | Mr. Fitzgerald |
Zohra Lampert | Mrs. Tupperman |
Sorrell Booke | Leonard Tupperman |
Sue Ane Langdon | Miss Walnicki |
Bibi Osterwald | Mrs. Fitzgerald |
Mabel Albertson | Chairwoman |