Kotch (1971)

Directed by

Jack Lemmon

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man decides to leave his family instead of moving into a nursing home. He meets and becomes friends with a pregnant teenage girl.

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What happens

Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr (Lemmon's wife), Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer. Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins's 1965 novel, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than go to a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It is Lemmon's only film behind the camera, and partnered him with friend and frequent co-star Matthau. It was also co-produced by Lemmon's company, Jalem Productions, in co-production with Paxton and Carter's company Brier Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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