Critic's Choice (1963)

Released: 1963-02-24 Duration: 1hr 40min

Genres: Comedy Romance

Rating 5.5

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Everybody's 'choice' for a great big wonderful time!

Overview

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	2.786

Directed By

Don Weis

Crew

Director
Don Weis

Theatre Play
Ira Levin

Screenplay
Jack Sher

Sound
Stanley Jones

Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn

Orchestrator
Arthur Morton

Producer
Frank P. Rosenberg

Set Decoration
William L. Kuehl

Director of Photography
Charles Lang

Editor
William H. Ziegler

Costume Design
Edith Head

Art Direction
Edward Carrere

Original Music Composer
George Duning

Hairstylist
Irma Kusely

Art Department Assistant
Tyrus Wong

Other
Joan Joseff

Hairstylist
Jean Burt Reilly

Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist
Max Factor

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