George Axelrod

American screenwriter, producer (1922-2003)

June 9, 1922 (June 21, 2003)

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The Lady Vanishes

G.-B. 1979. Police comedy by Anthony Page with Cybill Shepherd, Elliott Gould, Herbert Lorn.

Runtime: 98 min.

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The Secret Life of an American Wife

U.S. 1968. Comedy by George Axelrod with Anne Jackson, Walter Matthau, Patrick O'Neal. To prove to herself of her femininity, the wife of an advertising executive presents herself to an actor as a call girl.

Runtime: 92 min.

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Lord Love a Duck

U.S. 1966. Comedy by George Axelrod with Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Martin West. An eccentric student chooses a fellow student as the object of psychological experiments.

Runtime: 105 min.

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How to Murder Your Wife

U.S. 1964. Mores comedy by Richard Quine with Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas. A comic book writer finds that his married life is getting in the way of his inspiration.

Runtime: 118 min.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

U.S. 1961. Sentimental comedy by Blake Edwards with Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Mickey Rooney. A writer takes an interest in an eccentric neighbor.

Runtime: 115 min.

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Bus Stop

U.S. 1956. Dramatic comedy by Joshua Logan with Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell. A troublesome young cowboy forces a cabaret star to follow him on a bus to Montana.

Runtime: 89 min.

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The Seven Year Itch

U.S. 1954. Comedy by Billy Wilder with Tom Ewell, Marilyn Monroe, Evelyn Keyes. During a heat wave in New York, a man takes advantage of his wife's absence to flirt with his neighbour, a heady blonde.

Runtime: 101 min.