The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | |
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Directed by | Melvin Frank |
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Story by | Barry Sandler |
Produced by | Melvin Frank |
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Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
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Music by | Charles Fox |
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Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4.5 million[2] |
Box office | $4.1 million[3] |
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox is a 1976 American Western romantic comedy film directed and produced by Melvin Frank from a screenplay by Frank, Barry Sandler, and Jack Rose and a story by Sandler. It stars George Segal and Goldie Hawn as the title characters. It follows a female hustler who becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on March 24, 1976, by 20th Century-Fox. It received lukewarm reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office. For her performance, Hawn was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.