How to Murder Your Wife

Name: How to Murder Your Wife
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1965-01-26
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff, Claire Trevor

1965·Movie·NR·118 min·★ 6.3(160)

Comedy More English titles

“Bring The Little Woman...Maybe She'll Die Laughing!”

Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.

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About How to Murder Your Wife

How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 English-language comedy film directed by Richard Quine. The cast is led by Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel.

How to Murder Your Wife was produced by Murder Inc. and made in United States of America. It was released on January 26, 1965, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $12 million worldwide.

Director: Richard Quine
Writers: George Axelrod
Release date: January 26, 1965
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $12 million
Production: Murder Inc.

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How to Murder Your Wife cast & crew

How to Murder Your Wife was directed by Richard Quine and written by George Axelrod.

The cast features Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford, Virna Lisi as Mrs. Ford, Terry-Thomas as Charles, Eddie Mayehoff as Harold Lampson, Claire Trevor as Edna, and Sidney Blackmer as Judge Blackstone.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Neal Hefti, cinematography is by Harry Stradling Sr., and it was produced by George Axelrod and Gordon Carroll.

Is How to Murder Your Wife worth watching?

How to Murder Your Wife holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 160 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, How to Murder Your Wife is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch How to Murder Your Wife

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