Cat Ballou is a 1965 American Western comedy film starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual role. The story involves a woman who hires a notorious gunman to protect her father's ranch, and later to avenge his murder, only to find that the gunman is not what she expected. The supporting cast features Tom Nardini, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, and Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye, who together perform the film's theme song, and who appear throughout the film in the form of travelling minstrels or troubadours as a kind of musical Greek chorus and framing device. The film was directed by Elliot Silverstein from a screenplay by Walter Newman and Frank Pierson adapted from the 1956 novel The Ballad of Cat Ballou by Roy Chanslor, who also wrote the novel filmed as Johnny Guitar. Chanslor's novel was a serious Western, and though it was turned into a comedy for the film, the filmmakers retained some darker elements.
| Director | Elliot Silverstein |
| Produced by | Harold Hecht |
| Writer(s) | Walter Newman, Frank Pierson |
| Based on | The Ballad of Cat Ballou (novel), by Roy Chanslor |
| Starring | Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat King Cole, Stubby Kaye |
| Music | Frank De Vol (score), Mack David (songs), Jerry Livingston (songs) |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
| Production, company | Harold Hecht Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Released | May 07, 1965 (Denver), June 18, 1965 (Los Angeles) |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $20.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 60001948 |
About Cat Ballou
A schoolteacher turns outlaw in order to avenge her murdered father. This series won an Oscar.
Achievement of Cat Ballou
Jane Fonda is the daughter of Henry Fonda.
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Films directed by Elliot Silverstein.. Films produced by Harold Hecht.. Films featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe winning performance.. Films set in Wyoming.. Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award-winning performance.. Fratricide in fiction.. Films about capital punishment.
Latest information about Cat Ballou updated on July 28 2021.
