A Wedding | |
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Directed by | Robert Altman |
Written by | John Considine Allan F. Nicholls Patricia Resnick Robert Altman |
Produced by | Robert Altman |
Starring | Desi Arnaz Jr. Carol Burnett Geraldine Chaplin Howard Duff Mia Farrow Vittorio Gassman Lillian Gish Lauren Hutton Viveca Lindfors Pat McCormick Dina Merrill Nina Van Pallandt |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher Jr. |
Edited by | Tony Lombardo |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.9 million[1] |
Box office | $3.6 million (US/ Canada)[2] |
A Wedding is a 1978 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman, with an ensemble cast that includes Desi Arnaz, Jr., Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Vittorio Gassman, Mia Farrow, Lillian Gish, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff, Nina Van Pallandt, Amy Stryker, and Pat McCormick.[3] The story is told in typical Altman style, with multiple plots and overlapping humorous dialogue.
The story takes place in a single day during a lavish wedding that merges a nouveau riche Southern family with an established wealthy Chicago family having possible ties to organized crime.