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| David and Lisa | |
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| Directed by | Frank Perry |
| Screenplay by | Eleanor Perry |
| Based on | Lisa and David by Theodore Isaac Rubin |
| Produced by | Paul M. Heller |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Leonard Hirschfield |
| Edited by | Irving Oshman |
| Music by | Mark Lawrence |
Production company | Vision Associates Productions |
| Distributed by | Continental Distributing |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $183,000 |
| Box office | $2.3 million (rentals)[2] |
David and Lisa is a 1962 American drama film directed by Frank Perry. It is based on the second story in the two-in-one novellas Jordi/Lisa and David by Theodore Isaac Rubin; the screenplay, written by Frank Perry's wife Eleanor Perry (née Rosenfeld), tells the story of a bright young man suffering from a mental illness which, among other symptoms, has instilled in him a fear of being touched. This lands him in a residential treatment center, where he meets Lisa, a similarly ill young woman who displays a split personality.
The film earned Frank Perry a nomination for the 1963 Academy Award for Best Director and one for Eleanor Perry for her screenplay.
The film was later adapted into a stage play in 1967 and a made-for-television film in 1998.
- ^ "DAVID AND LISA (X)". British Board of Film Classification. June 5, 1963. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety. 8 January 1964, pg 71.