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A Guide for the Married Man

1967 · 89 min

A breezy, cheeky sixties romp of comic vignettes that winks at temptation before settling into cozy domestic reassurance.

Directed by
Gene Kelly
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Fourteen Famous Swingers give you the do's and don't's for the man with the roving eye and the urge to stray!
Overview
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

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Directed by
Gene Kelly
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • love
  • identity
  • morality
  • deception
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Gene Kelly
Written by
Frank Tarloff
Starring
Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon, Claire Kelly, Linda Harrison, Elaine Devry, Michael Romanoff
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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