| A Majority of One | |
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| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Written by | Leonard Spigelgass |
| Based on | A Majority of One by Leonard Spigelgass |
| Produced by | Harry Stradling |
| Starring | Rosalind Russell Alec Guinness Ray Danton Madlyn Rhue Mae Questel Marc Marno Gary Vinson Sharon Hugueny Frank Wilcox Francis De Sales Yuki Shimoda Harriet MacGibbon |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Edited by | Philip W. Anderson |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (US/Canada)[1] |
A Majority of One is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Leonard Spigelgass, which was a Broadway hit in the 1959-1960 season starring Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke.
The title originates from a quote from Henry David Thoreau: "Any man more right than his neighbors, constitutes a majority of one already." Thoreau believed that the one person who is on the right side of the question counts for more than do all of the people who are on the wrong side.[2]
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. 9 Jan 1963. p. 13. Please note these are rentals and not gross figures
- ^ "Eight Passages From Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance To Civil Government"". University of Idaho. Retrieved 16 February 2024.