| Pepe | |
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| Directed by | George Sidney |
| Written by | Claude Binyon Dorothy Kingsley |
| Story by | Sonya Levien George Sidney Leonard Spigelgass |
| Based on | Broadway Zauber play by Leslie Bush-Fekete |
| Produced by | George Sidney |
| Starring | Cantinflas Dan Dailey Shirley Jones |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence Al Clark |
| Music by | Johnny Green |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[2] |
| Box office | $4.8 million (US/ Canada rentals) [3][4] |
Pepe is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Cantinflas in the title role, directed by George Sidney. The film contained a multitude of cameo appearances, attempting to replicate the success of Cantinflas' American debut Around the World in 80 Days.
The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and failed to match the box-office success of his previous American film. The movie was issued on VHS tape in 1998; to date, a DVD and a Blu-ray have been released in Spain, but none in the United States.[5]
- ^ "Although various reviews list the film's length as 190 or 195 minutes, studio records reveal that the actual running time was 157 minutes 29 seconds. It is possible that the running time in the reviews included the film's intermission." – Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Miller, Frank (18 Dec 2006). "Pepe". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69
- ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "Amazon". Amazon.