A Fine Madness

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A Fine Madness

1966,

1h 43m,

Comedy/

Drama

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250+ Ratings

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After years of failure, hapless poet Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) is at the end of his rope. But no more so than is his current wife, Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), who suffers through his daily and casual philandering. But after Rhoda reports his erratic behavior to famously brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Oliver West (Patrick O'Neal), the sociopathic Shillitoe finds himself institutionalized -- though within arm's reach of West's gorgeous partner, Dr. Vera Kropotkin (Colleen Dewhurst).

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Elizabeth Sussex

Sight & Sound

Apr 2, 2020

All this is a well-tried type of nonsense, with a sound grounding in verisimilitude, that needs the right touch to emerge as both wild and funny. [Irvin] Kershner has this touch and his film never loses our amused attention.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 4, 2021

0/4

...a decent-enough premise that's employed to increasingly (and aggressively) unwatchable effect...

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jan 24, 2013

C

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Sep 1, 2007

C+

Never finds its own voice.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Jul 2, 2006

B-

The off-beat A Fine Madness succeeds on the level of breezy lightweight entertainment.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Jun 23, 2006

1.5/5

I've never seen such an ill-advised film and such amazing talent put to such little ultimate effect.

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George G

Apr 25, 2019

This movie is a horse that's a camel made by a committee. Awful. Disjointed, tries too hard to be funny. I can't imagine that any of the stars in this were satisfied with this movie. A good example of a strong cast and a weak script.

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Rey R

Apr 25, 2019

Sean Connery plays a frustrated poet fighting writer's block while also dealing with his violent nature.

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Irvin Kershner

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Sean Connery

Samson Shillitoe

Joanne Woodward

Rhoda Shillitoe

Jean Seberg

Lydia West

Patrick O'Neal

Dr. Oliver West

Colleen Dewhurst

Dr. Vera Kropotkin

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Synopsis

After years of failure, hapless poet Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) is at the end of his rope. But no more so than is his current wife, Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), who suffers through his daily and casual philandering. But after Rhoda reports his erratic behavior to famously brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Oliver West (Patrick O'Neal), the sociopathic Shillitoe finds himself institutionalized -- though within arm's reach of West's gorgeous partner, Dr. Vera Kropotkin (Colleen Dewhurst).

Director: Irvin Kershner
Producer: Jerome Hellman
Screenwriter: Elliott Baker
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 1966, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 43m

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