How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

Directed by

David Swift

Genre

romantic comedy, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A window cleaner uses a self-help book to climb the corporate ladder at a big company. He schemes his way to the top while navigating office politics and romance.

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What happens

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1967 American romantic musical comedy-drama film based on the 1961 stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book. The film was produced by United Artists and directed by David Swift, with original staging by Bob Fosse. The cast includes Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee and Michele Lee all reprising their Broadway roles; as well as Anthony Teague, and Maureen Arthur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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