Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBud Yorkin
Screenplay byNorman Lear
Story byRobert Kaufman
Produced byNorman Lear
StarringDick Van Dyke
Debbie Reynolds
Jason Robards
Jean Simmons
Van Johnson
CinematographyConrad L. Hall
Edited byFerris Webster
Music byDave Grusin
Production
companies
National General Production Inc.
Tandem Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 21, 1967 (1967-06-21) (Los Angeles)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$12 million[1]

Divorce American Style is a 1967 American satirical comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, and Van Johnson.[2] Norman Lear produced the film and wrote the screenplay,[2] based on a story by Robert Kaufman. It focuses on a married couple who opt for divorce when counseling fails to help them resolve their various problems, and the problems presented to divorced people by alimony. The title is an homage to Divorce Italian Style (1961).

  1. ^ "Divorce American Style, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "No Way to Treat a Lady". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016.