| Prudence and the Pill | |
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| Directed by | Fielder Cook Ronald Neame (uncredited) |
| Written by | Hugh Mills |
| Produced by | Kenneth Harper Ronald J. Kahn |
| Starring | Deborah Kerr David Niven |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | Norman Savage |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,570,000[1] |
| Box office | $4,500,000 (US/ Canada)[2] |
Prudence and the Pill is a 1968 British comedy film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Fielder Cook and Ronald Neame and produced by Kenneth Harper and Ronald J. Kahn from a screenplay by Hugh Mills, based on his 1965 novel.[3] The music score was by Bernard Ebbinghouse and the cinematography by Ted Moore.
The film stars Deborah Kerr and David Niven with Robert Coote, Irina Demick, Joyce Redman, Judy Geeson, Keith Michell, Michael Hordern and Edith Evans.
Hayley Mills was originally announced for the part eventually filled by Geeson. Mills had previously co-starred with Kerr and Evans in The Chalk Garden (1964), which was also directed by Neame.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p255
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. This figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ "Prudence and the Pill". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 August 2024.