| Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Paris |
| Screenplay by | Max Wilk |
| Based on | the novel by Max Wilk |
| Produced by | Walter Shenson |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Bill Lenny |
| Music by | David Whitaker |
Production company | Walter Shenson Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,100,000 (US/ Canada)[1] 316,754 admissions (France)[2] |
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Jerry Paris and starring Jerry Lewis, Terry-Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce.[3][4] It was written by Max Wilk based on his 1961 novel of the same title, with the original Connecticut locale moved to Swinging London and Portugal. It was produced by Walter Shenson and released on 12 July 1968 by Columbia Pictures.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ Jerry Lewis films French box office information at Box Office Story
- ^ "Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Weiler, A.H. "Jerry Lewis in 'Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'". The New York Times. No. July 13, 1968. Retrieved 6 December 2020.