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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
John Cassavetes (written by)
Release Date:
8 December 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
A comedy about life, death and freedom
Plot:
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
(From ioncinema. 1 October 2009)
DVD: Review:Husbands
(From The AV Club. 18 August 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
One of Cass' Best! more (16 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ben Gazzara | ... | Harry |
 | Peter Falk | ... | Archie Black |
 | John Cassavetes | ... | Gus Demetri |
| Jenny Runacre | ... | Mary Tynan |
| Jenny Lee Wright | ... | Pearl Billingham |
| Noelle Kao | ... | Julie |
| John Kullers | ... | Red |
| Meta Shaw Stevens | ... | Annie (as Meta Shaw) |
| Leola Harlow | ... | Leola |
| Delores Delmar | ... | The Countess |
| Eleanor Zee | ... | Mrs. Hines |
| Claire Malis | ... | Stuart's Wife |
| Peggy Lashbrook | ... | Diana Mallabee |
| Eleanor Gould | ... | "Normandy" Singer |
| Sarah Felcher | ... | Sarah |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including sexual situations, language, drunkenness, and brief domestic violence.
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Runtime:
Japan:131 min | USA:138 min (original release) | USA:131 min (TV version: Sony Pictures Television print) | 154 min (San Francisco Film Festival)
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Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating)
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Quotes:
Gus Demetri: Don't believe truth. Archie, just don't believe truth. more
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Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
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My Best Girl more
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One of Cassavetes 3 best (along with FACES and A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE). Middle-class successful husbands turning 40 are frightened after the death of another good buddy. They carouse, drink, swear, pick up women, fly to London, and basically show their camaraderie while inside they're dying a slow death (especially B. Gazzara). All performances are phenomenal, especially Gazzara, and Jenny Runacre in London gives a lovely nuanced characterization as the woman Cass hooks up with for a night of fun.
Cassavetes was one of our best and sorely underappreciated by most Americans. A real crime! It may seem long (especially the bar scene), but he didn't make ENTERTAINMENT as he so often said. He cared about people and relationships and their frustrations and disappointments. Don't miss this one!