My Geisha

My Geisha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Cardiff
Written byNorman Krasna
Produced bySteve Parker
StarringShirley MacLaine
Yves Montand
Edward G. Robinson
Bob Cummings
CinematographyShunichiro Nakao
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • 18 January 1962 (1962-01-18) (World Premiere, London)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]

My Geisha is a 1962 American comedy-drama film[2] directed by Jack Cardiff, starring Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G. Robinson, and Bob Cummings and released by Paramount Pictures.[3][4] Written by Norman Krasna, based on Krasna's story of the same name, the film was produced and copyrighted in 1961 by MacLaine's then-husband Steve Parker. The world premiere was at the Plaza Theatre in London's West End on January 18, 1962.[5]

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  3. ^ ""Review: 'My Geisha'" (Variety, December 31, 1961)". Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ^ ""'My Geisha' Arrives". (The New York Times, June 14, 1962)". Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  5. ^ The Times online archive 18/1/1962, Page 2