Petulia Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Petulia is a British drama film directed by Richard Lester. The screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus is based on the novel Me and the Arch Kook Petulia by John Haase. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film has a non-linear construction with frequent flash-backs and flash-forwards The title character is a young San Francisco socialite married to a savagely abusive man. She finagles a meeting with physician Archie Bollen, whom she first saw and with whom she became smitten as he treated an injured...
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Release date:	1968
Directed by:	Richard Lester
Rated:
Runtime:	105 Minutes
Producer:	Don Devlin, Denis O'Dell, Raymond Wagner
Editor:	Antony Gibbs
Music by:	John Barry
Cinematography:	Nicolas Roeg
Screenplay by:	John Haase, Lawrence B. Marcus

Cast of Petulia

Joseph Cotten

Born:May 15, 1905

Died:Feb. 6, 1994

George C. Scott

Born:Oct. 18, 1927

Died:Sept. 22, 1999

Julie Christie

Petulia Danner

Born:April 14, 1941

Age:71

Shirley Knight

Born:July 5, 1936

Age:75

Richard Chamberlain

Born:March 31, 1934

Age:78

Arthur Hill

Born:Aug. 1, 1922

Died:Oct. 22, 2006

Film director of Petulia

Richard Lester

Born: January 19, 1932

Age: 80

Richard Lester is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s. Lester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A child prodigy, he began studies at the University of Pennsylvania at...
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Paul McCartney: Get Back World Tour	1989
Finders Keepers	1984	Comedy
Superman III	1983	Action
Superman II	1981	Action
Cuba	1979	Action
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days	1979	Western
The Ritz	1976	Comedy
Robin and Marian	1976	Adventure
Royal Flash	1975	Comedy
The Four Musketeers	1974	Comedy
Juggernaut	1974	Disaster
The Three Musketeers	1973	Comedy
The Bed-Sitting Room	1970	Comedy
Petulia	1968
How I Won the War	1967	Comedy
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	1966	Comedy
Help!	1965	Comedy
The Knack...and How to Get It	1965	Comedy
A Hard Day's Night	1964	Comedy
The Mouse on the Moon	1963	Comedy
It's Trad, Dad!	1962	Musical
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Filming locations for Petulia

The Fairmont San Francisco

The Fairmont San Francisco is a luxury hotel at 950 Mason Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The hotel was named after mining magnate and U.S. Senator James Graham Fair , by his daughters Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt who built the hotel in his honor. The hotel...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
What locations were selected to film scenes in the movie Petulia?
A:
Locations used in the movie's production include The Fairmont San Francisco.
Q:
Which screenwriter wrote the film Petulia?
A:
John Haase and Lawrence B. Marcus wrote the script for the movie.
Q:
Who played a role in the production of the film, "Petulia"?
A:
Don Devlin, Denis O'Dell and Raymond Wagner were the show's producers.
Q:
Who composed the music for the motion picture Petulia?
A:
John Barry and John Barry composed the music for the soundtrack.
Q:
Who distributed the motion picture, "Petulia"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment distributed the movie.
Q:
Which actors were the stars of movie, "Petulia"?
A:
Julie Christie, George C. Scott and Richard Chamberlain played leading roles in the film.
Q:
Who directed the film "Petulia"?
A:
Richard Lester directed the motion picture.
Q:
When did the film "Petulia" debut?
A:
The movie premiered in June, 1968.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the motion picture "Petulia"?
A:
The total time for the film is 105 minutes.
Q:
What tagline was used in promotional materials for the movie, "Petulia"?
A:
The film's slogan was, "People bugged by people will do extraordinary things."