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Don't Make Waves

1967 · 97 min

A breezy, sun-soaked sixties romp of flirtation and scheming, silly and dated but easy to drift along with.

Genres
Comedy
Tagline
What the Italians do with a bed... the Americans do with a beach!
Overview
Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside romances.

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Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Alexander Mackendrick
Written by
George Kirgo, Ira Wallach, Terry Southern
Starring
Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Joanna Barnes, Sharon Tate, David Draper, Robert Webber, Mort Sahl, Dub Taylor
Music
Vic Mizzy
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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