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| Directed by | Harold Prince |
| Screenplay by | Hugh Wheeler |
| Based on | A Little Night Music by Hugh Wheeler Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | John Jympson |
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| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million[1]–$7.2 million[2] |
A Little Night Music (German: Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht) is a 1977 musical romantic comedy film directed by Harold Prince, his second and final directorial role. The screenplay by Hugh Wheeler is adapted from his libretto for Stephen Sondheim's 1973 musical of the same name, itself based on Ingmar Bergman's 1955 film, Smiles of a Summer Night.
An international co-production of the United States, West Germany and Austria, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg and Lesley-Anne Down, and features Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold and Laurence Guittard reprising their Broadway roles.
- ^ Corman, Roger; Di Franco, J. Philip; Browne, Karyn G. (1979). The Movie World of Roger Corman. Chelsea House. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-8775-4050-2.
- ^ Grover, Stephen (December 23, 1976). "Hard Act to Follow: Making Broadway Hit Into a Movie Involves Much Work, Big Risks 'A Little Night Music' Runs Over Budget, Into Snags; Few Musicals Strike Gold Miss Taylor in a Lunch Line Hard Act to Follow: A Hit on Stage Becomes a Movie Only at Big Risk". The Wall Street Journal. p. 1.