My dad, Joe Nelson Armijo, loved this movie. I watched it with him as an early teen and was quite amazed by the perfromances and storyline. It's an excellent and very intense film.
It was directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay (from 1958) of the same name. The movie was produced by Martin Manulis, with music by Henry Mancini, and features Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman. The film depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcoholism and attempt to deal with their problem.
An Academy Award went to the film's theme music, composed by Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film received four other Oscar nominations, including ones for Best Actor and Best Actress.
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