Fitzwilly | |
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Directed by | Delbert Mann |
Screenplay by | Isobel Lennart |
Based on | A Garden of Cucumbers 1960 novel by Poyntz Tyler |
Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
Starring | Dick Van Dyke Barbara Feldon John McGiver Edith Evans |
Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
Edited by | Ralph Winters |
Music by | John Williams |
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.