Fitzwilly

Fitzwilly
Directed byDelbert Mann
Screenplay byIsobel Lennart
Based onA Garden of Cucumbers
1960 novel
by Poyntz Tyler
Produced byWalter Mirisch
StarringDick Van Dyke
Barbara Feldon
John McGiver
Edith Evans
CinematographyJoseph Biroc
Edited byRalph Winters
Music byJohn Williams
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 20, 1967 (1967-12-20)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,100,000 (US/ Canada)[1]

Fitzwilly is a 1967 American romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann, based on Poyntz Tyler's 1960 novel A Garden of Cucumbers (the title refers to Isaiah 1:8) and adapted for the screen by Isobel Lennart. Its title refers to the nickname of its protagonist, Claude Fitzwilliam, an unusually intelligent and highly educated mastermind of a butler played by Dick Van Dyke, who commits robberies to maintain the luxurious lifestyle of his employer. The film co-stars Barbara Feldon in her first feature-film role.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.