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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968 · 102 min

A breezy, frothy romantic comedy of errors, light on its feet and easy to enjoy.

Tagline
The wife you save... may be your own!
Overview
Wealthy playboy David Sloane wrongly believes good girl Carol Corman is his best friend's mistress.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • gender
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Fielder Cook
Written by
Stanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster
Starring
Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Betty Field, Jack Albertson, George Furth, Katharine Bard
Music
Michel Legrand
Cinematography
Lee Garmes
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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