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What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

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What a Way to Go!

"What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!..."

1964

1h 51m

7.1(106 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Louisa May Foster

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Larry Flint

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Rod Anderson Jr.

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Leonard Crawley

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Pinky Benson

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Victor Stephanson

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Edgar Hopper

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Painter

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Foster

Lou Nova

Trentino

Creative team

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Written by: Adolph Green
Gwen Davis
Produced by: Arthur P. Jacobs

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