Underplayed Gems

Cactus Flower (1969)

Cactus Flower poster
Directed by
Gene Saks
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 245 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment. His nurse agrees to play his wife. Complications arise when he falls for a younger woman.

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What happens

Cactus Flower is a 1969 American screwball comedy film directed by Gene Saks, and starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn, who won an Academy Award for her performance. The screenplay was adapted by I. A. L. Diamond from the 1965 Broadway play of the same title written by Abe Burrows, which, in turn, is based on the French play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy. Cactus Flower was the tenth highest-grossing film of 1969. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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