40 Carats (film)

Forty Carats
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Milton Katselas
Screenplay by	Leonard Gershe
Based on	Quarante carats by Pierre Barillet Jean-Pierre Gredy Forty Carats by Jay Presson Allen
Produced by	M. J. Frankovich
Starring	Liv Ullmann Edward Albert Gene Kelly Binnie Barnes
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	David E. Blewitt
Music by	Michel Legrand
Production company	Frankovich Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 28, 1973 (1973-06-28)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2,100,000 (US/Canada rentals)[1]

40 Carats is a 1973 American romantic comedy film directed by Milton Katselas. It is based on the 1968 play of the same name by Jay Presson Allen. The screenplay was written by Leonard Gershe (who significantly changed the ending).^[2]

The film stars Liv Ullmann, Edward Albert, Gene Kelly, Binnie Barnes (in her final film role), Deborah Raffin, Nancy Walker, and Natalie Schafer. Ullman was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Actress, Musical or Comedy, and the Writers Guild of America nominated Gershe's screenplay for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium.