Cat Ballou (1965) | |
| Director(s) | Elliot Silverstein |
| Producer(s) | Harold Hecht, Mitch Lindemann (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Western |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Book-Based, Gunfighters, Outlaws, Revenge |
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Cat Ballou (1965) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Elliot Silverstein and produced by Harold Hecht and Mitch Lindemann.
The film was based on the novel The Ballad of Cat Ballou: A Lusty, Picaresque Novel of Old Wyoming written by Roy Chanslor published in 1956.
Academy Awards 1965 --- Ceremony Number 38 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Lee Marvin | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Charles Nelson | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | DeVol | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Jerry Livingston; Lyrics by Mack David | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Walter Newman, Frank R. Pierson | Nominated |
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Cat Ballou (1965)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 31, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsWhen the Columbia statue whips off her toga and comes out with western wear and six shooters, the movie’s intentions are made quite clear. And if that’s not enough Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye appear on the scene, decked out, strumming their banjos. They become the accompanying bards re... Read full article
Cat Ballou (1965)
By Beatrice on Aug 30, 2018 From Flickers in TimeCat Ballou Directed by Elliot Silverstein Walter Newman and Frank Pierson from a novel by Roy Chanslor 1965/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Harold Hecht Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Not as funny as when I saw it as a kid but it still has its moments, most of them provided by Lee Marvi... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CAT BALLOU (1965)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 7, 2014 From Virtual ViragoDirector Elliot Silverstein’s 1965 Western comedy turned out to be an important moment in movie history, and not only because Cat Ballou became a box office hit and made Jane Fonda a star. It would provide Lee Marvin with the only Oscar of his exceptional career, and it would be the final scre... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CAT BALLOU (1965)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 7, 2014 From Virtual ViragoDirector Elliot Silverstein’s 1965 Western comedy turned out to be an important moment in movie history, and not only because Cat Ballou became a box office hit and made Jane Fonda a star. It would provide Lee Marvin with the only Oscar of his exceptional career, and it would be the final scre... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CAT BALLOU (1965)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 7, 2014 From Virtual ViragoDirector Elliot Silverstein’s 1965 Western comedy turned out to be an important moment in movie history, and not only because Cat Ballou became a box office hit and made Jane Fonda a star. It would provide Lee Marvin with the only Oscar of his exceptional career, and it would be the final scre... Read full article
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Quotes from Cat Ballou
Cat: Oh, it's swell. A regular Tintoretto!
Kid Sheleen: [to Cat] Oh, it was just swell! Just the way I figured it'd be.
Kid Sheleen: Guns, bottles, fists, knives, clubs - all the same to me. All the same to you?
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Facts about Cat Ballou
Ann-Margret was first choice for the title role but turned it down.
When filming the scene where Kid Shaleen takes a bath and dons his costume, director Elliot Silverstein had all actions timed to the beat of a metronome, its pace increasing when Shaleen takes his guns. He planned to have the scene scored with Spanish guitars following this beat, but the producer was adamantly opposed to anything Spanish in a Western. In the end electric, guitars were used.
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