| Ladybug Ladybug | |
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| Directed by | Frank Perry |
| Written by | Eleanor Perry |
| Based on | "They Thought the War Was On!" by Lois Dickert |
| Produced by | Frank Perry |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Leonard Hirschfield |
| Edited by | Armond Lebowitz |
| Music by | Bob Cobert |
Production company | Francis Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $320,000[1] |
Ladybug Ladybug is a 1963 American docudrama film directed by Frank Perry and written by Eleanor Perry. The film is a commentary on the psychological effects of the Cold War, the title deriving from the classic nursery rhyme.[2] It marked the film debuts of William Daniels, Estelle Parsons and Jane Connell.[3]
The film was inspired by a McCall's magazine story by Lois Dickert (Lois Dickert Armstrong) about an actual incident at a California elementary school during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.[4]
- ^ "Inside Stuff - Pictures". Variety. November 1963. p. 17.
- ^ "Reviews for Ladybug Ladybug". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Trivia for Ladybug Ladybug, IMDb.com; retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ Dickert, Lois (April 1963). "They Thought the War Was On!". McCall's. pp. 96–97, 201–203.