Two for the Seesaw (film)

Two for the Seesaw
Original film poster by Mitchell Hooks
Directed byRobert Wise
Screenplay byIsobel Lennart
Based onTwo for the Seesaw
by William Gibson
Produced byWalter Mirisch
StarringRobert Mitchum
Shirley MacLaine
CinematographyTed D. McCord
Edited byStuart Gilmore
Music byAndré Previn
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • November 21, 1962 (1962-11-21)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$1,750,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[2]

Two for the Seesaw is a 1962 American romantic-drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine. It was adapted from the 1958 Broadway play written by William Gibson with Henry Fonda and Anne Bancroft (who was awarded the 1958 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play) in the lead roles.[3]

  1. ^ "'Seesaw' Nearly Half $3 Mil Cost Below-The-Line". Daily Variety. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Top Rental Films of 1963". Variety. 8 January 1964. p. 37.
  3. ^ p. 225 Gehring, Wes D. Robert Wise: Shadowlands Indiana Historical Society, 2012