Directed by:
Norman JewisonScreenplay:
Carl ReinerCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Cy ColemanCast:
James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, Angie Dickinson, Ethel Merman, Carl Reiner, Miiko Taka, Fifi D'Orsay, Nan Martin, Rolfe Sedan, Renzo Cesana (more)Plots(1)
Two bohemians come up with a get-rich-quick scheme that goes awry in this comedy scripted by Carl Reiner. Paul (Dick Van Dyke and Casey (James Garner) are two American expatriates living in Paris; Paul is an artist and Casey a writer. Both have been trying to make a career, but with little success; Paul's girlfriend Nikki (Angie Dickinson), who is still in America, believes in his work and pays his rent. But Paul has reached the end of his tether and wants to go back home; Casey is horrified at the prospect of losing a rent-free home, so he comes up with an idea to help Paul's career and make some money. Since works by dead artists tend to fetch higher price tags and command more interest than work by living painters, Paul will fake his death with Casey's help and they'll both clean up. The plan works at first, until Casey finds he's been accused of murdering Paul. Ethel Merman has a supporting role as a madam with a habit of bursting into song. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Garner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267724_ae39ba.jpg)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
![Dick Van Dyke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886192_433611.jpg)
Dick Van Dyke
USA
Best movies:
Mary Poppins (1964)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
![Elke Sommer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/926/162926158_40a461.png)
Elke Sommer
German Empire
Best movies:
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
![Angie Dickinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/469/162469528_737c6a.jpg)
Angie Dickinson
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Chase (1966)
![Ethel Merman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441540_d11be6.jpg)
Ethel Merman
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Airplane! (1980)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Carl Reiner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/600/164600266_3246a0.jpg)
Carl Reiner
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
The Majestic (2001)
![Miiko Taka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364324_c9dd72.jpg)
Miiko Taka
USA
![Fifi D'Orsay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/677/161677524_790083.jpg)
Fifi D'Orsay
Canada
Best movies:
What a Way to Go! (1964)
![Nan Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410425_3dee5d.jpg)
Nan Martin
USA
Best movies:
Cast Away (2000)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Rolfe Sedan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886009_fb1820.jpg)
Rolfe Sedan
USA
Best movies:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Ninotchka (1939)
![Renzo Cesana](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619285_4e6645.jpg)
Renzo Cesana
Italy
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Stromboli (1950)
The Sound of Fury (1950)
![Roger C. Carmel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000140_0d998f.jpg)
Roger C. Carmel
USA
Best movies:
Gambit (1966)
Breezy (1973)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
Victoria Carroll
USA
Best movies:
Made in USA (1977)
Spinout (1966)
Pandemonium (1982)
Hal Taggart
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
![Naomi Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/462/160462478_1b3a70.jpg)
Naomi Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
Opening Night (1977)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
![Olan Soule](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/477/160477129_884618.jpg)
Olan Soule
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
![Marcel Hillaire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/709/160709810_b0146b.jpg)
Marcel Hillaire
German Empire
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Sabrina (1954)
![Jay Novello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/849/160849926_1f5131.jpg)
Jay Novello
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Boys Town (1938)
![Maurice Marsac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/587/162587329_575941.jpg)
Maurice Marsac
France
Best movies:
Band of Angels (1957)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Columbo (1971) (series)