Country
Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Certification
14A
The biggest entertainment ever to rock the screen with laughter!
3h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Phil Silvers | Otto Meyer |
| Terry-Thomas | J. Algernon Hawthorne |
| Jonathan Winters | Lennie Pike |
| Edie Adams | Monica Crump |
| Dorothy Provine | Emeline Marcus-Finch |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Second Cab Driver |
| Jim Backus | Tyler Fitzgerald |
| Ben Blue | Biplane Pilot |
| Joe E. Brown | Union Official |
| Alan Carney | Police Sergeant |
| Chick Chandler | Detective Outside Chinese Laundromat |
| Barrie Chase | Sylvester's Girlfriend |
| Lloyd Corrigan | The Mayor |
| William Demarest | Police Chief Aloysius |
| Selma Diamond | Ginger Culpepper (voice) |
| Andy Devine | Sheriff of Crockett County |
| Peter Falk | Third Cab Driver |
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| Norman Fell | Detective at Grogan's Crash Site |
| Paul Ford | Col. Wilberforce |
| Stan Freberg | Deputy Sheriff |
| Louise Glenn | Billie Sue Culpepper (voice) |
| Leo Gorcey | First Cab Driver |
| Sterling Holloway | Fire Chief |
| Marvin Kaplan | Irwin |
| Edward Everett Horton | Mr. Dinckler |
| Buster Keaton | Jimmy the Crook |
| Charles Lane | Airport Manager |
| Don Knotts | Nervous Motorist |
| Mike Mazurki | Miner |
| Charles McGraw | Lt. Matthews |
| Cliff Norton | Reporter |
| Zasu Pitts | Gertie - Switchboard Operator |
| Carl Reiner | Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo |
| Madlyn Rhue | Secretary Schwartz |
| Roy Roberts | Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage |
| Arnold Stang | Ray |
| Nick Stewart | Driver run off highway |
| Moe Howard | Airport Firemen #1 |
| Larry Fine | Airport Firemen #2 |
| Joe DeRita | Airport Firemen #3 |
| Sammee Tong | Laundryman |
| Jesse White | Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo |
| Jimmy Durante | Smiler Grogan |
| Jack Benny | Man in Car in Desert (uncredited) |
| Jerry Lewis | Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited) |
| Doodles Weaver | Hardware Store Clerk (uncredited) |
| Al Bain | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Stanley Clements | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Morey Amsterdam | Uncle Mike (voice) (uncredited) |
| Lovyss Bradley | Matron (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Detective (uncredited) |
| John Clarke | Helicoper Pilot (uncredited) |
| Roy Engel | Patrolman / Police Radio Voice Unit F-14 (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Georgiade | Detective at Grogan's Crash Site (uncredited) |
| Stacy Harris | Police Radio Unit F-7 (voice) (uncredited) |
| Don C. Harvey | Policeman in Helicopter (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | Hard Hat in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Allen Jenkins | Cop (uncredited) |
| Tom Kennedy | Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Crowd Member (uncredited) |
| Paul Sorensen | Hardhat in Crowd Next to Joe E Brown. (uncredited) |
| Lennie Weinrib | F-14 / Ladder Fireman (voice) (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| King Donovan | Airport Official (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Bobby Gilbert | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Robert Karnes | Officer Sammy (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionAdventureComedyCrime
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | United Artists, Casey Productions |
| Data di uscita | 7 novembre 1963 |
| Producer | Stanley Kramer |
| Writer | Tania Rose, William Rose |
| Editors | Frederic Knudtson, Gene Fowler Jr., Robert C. Jones |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo, Hal McAlpin, Dick Johnson, Morris Rosen, Martin Kashuk, Irman Roberts, Charles F. Wheeler |
| Asst. Directors | George R. Batcheller Jr., Charles Scott, Bert Chervin, Stanley Kramer, Ivan Volkman, Marshall Schlom |
| Lighting | Joseph Edesa |
| Camera Operators | Charles F. Wheeler, Ernest Laszlo, Hal McAlpin, Dick Johnson, Morris Rosen, Martin Kashuk, Irman Roberts |
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| Add. Photography | Hal McAlpin, Irman Roberts, Ernest Laszlo, Dick Johnson, Morris Rosen, Martin Kashuk, Charles F. Wheeler |
| Production Design | Rudolph Sternad, Gordon Gurnee, Joseph Kish, Art Cole, Saul Bass |
| Art Direction | Gordon Gurnee, Rudolph Sternad, Joseph Kish, Art Cole, Saul Bass |
| Set Decoration | Joseph Kish, Gordon Gurnee, Rudolph Sternad, Art Cole, Saul Bass |
| Special Effects | Danny Lee |
| Visual Effects | Linwood G. Dunn, Farciot Edouart, James Gordon |
| Stunts | |
| Composer | Ernest Gold, Art Dunham, Mack David, John K. Kean, Walter Elliott, Clem Portman, Roy Granville, Vinton Vernon |
| Sound | Ernest Gold, Art Dunham, Mack David, John K. Kean, Walter Elliott, Clem Portman, Roy Granville, Vinton Vernon |
| Costume Design | Bill Thomas, Joe King, George Lane, Lynn F. Reynolds, Bud Westmore, Connie Nichols |
| Makeup | George Lane, Lynn F. Reynolds, Bud Westmore, Bill Thomas, Joe King, Connie Nichols |
| Hairstyling | George Lane, Bill Thomas, Lynn F. Reynolds, Bud Westmore, Joe King, Connie Nichols |
| Budget | 9.400.000 € |
| Incasso | 60.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Romania
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Certification
15
Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Certification
G
Note
Certificate #20263
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Certification
U
Country
Austria
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Country
Germany
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Certification
12
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 28, 1963
Country
France
Date
Jan 08, 1964
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 1965
Certification
L
Country
Portugal
Date
May 10, 1965
Certification
M/6
Country
Ireland
Date
May 28, 1965
Certification
G
Country
Russia
Date
Jan 24, 1966
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Country
Hungary
Date
Jan 01, 1978
Certification
KN
Physical media
Country
Russia
Date
Feb 26, 2003
Certification
6+
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 01, 2005
Certification
AL
Note
DVD
Country
United States
Date
Jan 21, 2014
Certification
G
Note
Criterion Blu-ray
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