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Mister Buddwing is a 1966 American film drama directed by Delbert Mann and starring James Garner. The film depicts a well-dressed man who finds himself on a bench in Central Park with no idea who he is. He proceeds to wander around Manhattan meeting women (Jean Simmons, Suzanne Pleshette, Katharine Ross, Angela Lansbury) as he desperately tries to figure out his own identity. Based on the 1964 novel Buddwing by Evan Hunter, the evocatively shot black-and-white drama with a lively jazz musical score was written by Kenyon Hopkins.
Original Release
07/15/1966
US Release
10/11/1966
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean Simmons | The Blonde |
Suzanne Pleshette | Fiddle / Fiddle Corwin |
Katharine Ross | Janet |
Angela Lansbury | Gloria |
George Voskovec | Shabby Old Man |
Jack Gilford | Mr. Schwartz |
Joe Mantell | 1st Cab Driver |
Raymond St. Jacques | Hank |
Ken Lynch | Dan |
Beeson Carroll | Policeman |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean Simmons | The Blonde |
Suzanne Pleshette | Fiddle / Fiddle Corwin |
Katharine Ross | Janet |
Angela Lansbury | Gloria |
George Voskovec | Shabby Old Man |
Jack Gilford | Mr. Schwartz |
Joe Mantell | 1st Cab Driver |
Raymond St. Jacques | Hank |
Ken Lynch | Dan |
Beeson Carroll | Policeman |
Billy Halop | Fredrick Calabrese 2nd Cab Driver / 2nd Cab Driver |
Michael Hadge | Counterman |
Charles Seel | Printer |
John Tracy | Tony |
Bart Conrad | Chauffeur |
Wesley Addy | Dice Player |
Romo Vincent | Dice Player |
Nichelle Nichols | Dice Player |
John Dennis | Dice Player |
Kam Tong | Dice Player |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James Garner | Executive Producer |
Delbert Mann | Producer |
Dale Wasserman | Producer |
Douglas Laurence | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1967 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |