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Directed by | Woody Allen |
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Produced by | Charles Joffe |
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Narrated by | Jackson Beck |
Cinematography | Lester Shorr |
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Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
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Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,530,000[2] |
Box office | $3,040,000 (rentals)[2] |
Take the Money and Run is a 1969 American mockumentary crime comedy film directed by Woody Allen. Allen co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Rose and stars alongside Janet Margolin. The film chronicles the life of Virgil Starkwell, an inept bank robber.[3]
Filmed in San Francisco and San Quentin State Prison,[4] Take the Money and Run received Golden Laurel nominations for Male Comedy Performance (Woody Allen) and Male New Face (Woody Allen), and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen, Mickey Rose).[5]