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Penelope

Penelope

Penelope

Penelope

The world’s most beautiful bank-robber

1966•1h 38m•

★5.4(24 ratings)

ComedyCrime

Overview

When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but neither James nor the police believe her story.

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Main Cast

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Penelope

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

James B. Elcott

Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn

Dr. Gregory Mannix

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Lt. Horatio Bixbee

Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters

Professor Klobb

Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova

Princess Sadaba

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Ducky

Norma Crane

Norma Crane

Mildred Halliday

Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

Major Higgins

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Bank Manager

Arlene Golonka

Arlene Golonka

Honeysuckle Rose

Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland

Miss Serena

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Arthur Hiller
Assistant Director: Terence Nelson

Writing

Screenplay: George Wells
Novel: Howard Fast

Production

Producer: Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Executive Producer: Joe Pasternak

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: John Williams
Songs: John Williams
Sound Recordist: Franklin Milton

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Harry Stradling Sr.

Editing

Editor: Rita Roland

Art Direction

Art Direction: George W. Davis
Set Decoration: F. Keogh Gleason
Art Direction: E. Preston Ames
Set Decoration: Henry Grace

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Edith Head
Hairstylist: Sugar Blymyer
Makeup Artist: William Tuttle
Hairstylist: Sydney Guilaroff
Costumer: Edith Head

Keywords

disguiseclubkleptomaniac

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The world’s most beautiful bank-robber"

#2

The production budget was $4.0M.

#3

The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).

#4

The film was directed by Arthur Hiller.

#5

The screenplay was written by George Wells.

#6

The score was composed by John Williams.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Harry Stradling Sr..

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0060818.

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Rating

5.4/10

Mixed

24 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Penelope

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

U

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$4,000,000

Production Companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer