Such Good Friends

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Such Good Friends is a 1971 dark comedy-drama film, directed by Otto Preminger and noted for Dyan Cannon’s acclaimed performance as a wife uncovering her husband’s infidelities after his sudden hospitalization.

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instanceOf dark comedy-drama film
film
adaptationType novel-to-film adaptation
authorOfSourceWork Lois Gould
basedOn novel "Such Good Friends"
cinematography Armando Nannuzzi
countryOfOrigin United States
director Otto Preminger
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Harry Horner Jr.
filmEditingStyle mix of dark humor and melodrama
filmingLocation New York City
genre dark comedy
drama film
hasFilmRating R (MPAA)
hasTheme betrayal
identity
marriage
satire of medical establishment
language English
mainSubject grief
marital infidelity
self-discovery
musicBy Laurence Rosenthal
narrativeFocus wife’s emotional breakdown and awakening
notableCastPerformance Dyan Cannon as the lead character
linked to: Dyan Cannon
notableFor Dyan Cannon’s acclaimed performance
partOf Otto Preminger filmography
plotSummary A woman uncovers her hospitalized husband’s infidelities while he lies in a coma
portrays upper-middle-class New York society
producer Otto Preminger
productionCompany Otto Preminger Films
linked to: Otto Preminger
publicationDate 1971
releaseFormat theatrical release
runtime approximately 101 minutes
screenwriter Elaine May
Esther Dale (pseudonym of Elaine May)
setInPeriod contemporary 1970s
starred Burgess Meredith
Dyan Cannon
James Coco
Jennifer O'Neill
linked to: Jennifer O’Neill

Ken Howard
Laurence Luckinbill
Louise Lasser
Nina Foch
Rosemary Murphy

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