Something for Everyone

Something for Everyone
original theatrical poster
Directed byHarold Prince
Screenplay byHugh Wheeler
Based onThe Cook
by Harry Kressing
Produced byJohn Flaxman
StarringAngela Lansbury
Michael York
Anthony Higgins
Jane Carr
Heidelinde Weis
CinematographyWalter Lassally
Music byJohn Kander
Production
company
Distributed byNational General Pictures
Release dates
  • July 22, 1970 (1970-07-22) (U.S.)
  • May 27, 1971 (1971-05-27) (UK)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Something for Everyone is a 1970 American black comedy film starring Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, and Jane Carr.

The film was based on the novel The Cook by Harry Kressing, with a screenplay by Hugh Wheeler. The plot to the film is quite different from the novel. Directed by Harold Prince (in his feature directorial debut) for Cinema Center Films, the film began shooting on 30 June 1969[1] and was originally released by National General Pictures in July 1970. Lansbury was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

In the UK, the film was retitled Black Flowers for the Bride (subtitle: A Comedy of Evil) and released in May 1971.[2] In 1986 and 1990, a VHS[3] of the film was issued followed by DVD and Blu-ray[4] on 6 December 2016.

  1. ^ "Something for Everyone (1970)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Films in London volume 3 number 52, 30 May-12 June 1971
  3. ^ Something for everyone. October 23, 1986. OCLC 15743328.
  4. ^ "Something for Everyone Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.