The Brass Bottle (1964 film)

The Brass Bottle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarry Keller
Screenplay byOscar Brodney
Based onThe Brass Bottle
by Thomas Anstey Guthrie
Produced byRobert Arthur
StarringTony Randall
Burl Ives
Barbara Eden
CinematographyClifford Stine
Edited byTed J. Kent
Music byBernard Green
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 20, 1964 (1964-05-20)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Brass Bottle is a 1964 American fantasy-comedy film about a modern man who accidentally gains the friendship of a long-out-of-circulation genie. It stars Tony Randall, Burl Ives and Barbara Eden.

The film is based on the 1900 novel of the same title by Thomas Anstey Guthrie. The novel had been adapted for the screen twice before, in the silent film era, in 1914 and 1923. It inspired the American fantasy sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, starring Eden.