
Harold and Maude (1971)
7.6|20 Dec, 1971|91 min
They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.
7.6|20 Dec, 1971|91 min
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The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.
Language
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue --
Keywords
dying and death
depression
suicide
life and death
age difference
birthday
suicide attempt
dead wish
cemetery
life planning
banjo
cliff
arranged marriage
coming of age
wealth
older woman younger man relationship
criterion
elderly lady
age-gap relationship
Casts

Ruth Gordon
Maude

Bud Cort
Harold

Vivian Pickles
Mrs. Chasen

Cyril Cusack
Glaucus

Charles Tyner
Uncle Victor

Ellen Geer
Sunshine Doré

Eric Christmas
Priest

G. Wood
Psychiatrist

Judy Engles
Candy Gulf

Shari Summers
Edith Phern

Tom Skerritt
Motorcycle Officer
Susan Madigan
Girlfriend
Ray K. Goman
Police Officer
Gordon Devol
Police Officer
Harvey Brumfield
Police Officer
Henry Dieckoff
Butler
Philip Schultz
Doctor
Sonia Sorel
Head Nurse
Margot Jones
Student Nurse
Barry Higgins
Intern

Hal Ashby
Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited)
Crews

Colin Higgins
Producer
William A. Sawyer
Editor
Charles Mulvehill
Producer
Michael D. Haller
Production Design

Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography

Hal Ashby
Director
Edward Warschilka
Editor
Michael J. Dmytryk
First Assistant Director
Pamela Bebermeyer
Stunt Double
Jerry Randall
Stunt Double

Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Double
Randy Glass
Best Boy Electrician
Stephen R. Ferry
Props
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator

Cat Stevens
Songs
Paul Samwell-Smith
Recording Supervision
Robert Enrietto
Second Assistant Director

Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Frank E. Warner
Sound Editor
Sam Gemette
Assistant Editor
Bob Stein
Makeup Artist
James Cane
Set Dresser

Colin Higgins
Writer
A.D. Flowers
Special Effects
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James A. Richards
Sound Editor
Charles Record
Key Grip
Andrea E. Weaver
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mildred Lewis
Executive Producer
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Don Zimmerman
Assistant Editor
William Ware Theiss
Costume Designer

Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Hart
Gaffer
Steve Silver
Production Assistant
Jeff Wexler
Production Assistant
William Randall Jr.
Sound
Wes McAfee
Unit Production Manager
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