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1966 / 98 minsComedy about a flighty, bored, kleptomaniac wife of a banker who robs her husband's bank of $60,000.
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but ...
Penelope is a 1966 American comedy caper film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Peter Falk, Jonathan Winters, and Dick Shawn. George Wells' screenplay was based on the 1965 novel of the same title, written by Howard Melvin Fast under the pseudonym E.V. Cunningham.
"Penelope," a Natalie Wood vehicle from 1966, is a pleasant, breezy little film that in some ways fits into the rash of caper movies ("Topkapi," "Kaleidoscope," "Gambit," "Arabesque," etc.) that populated movie screens in the mid-1960s.
Sep 25, 2013 · Theatrical trailer for the 1966 comedy PENELOPE starring Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Peter Falk, Jonathan Winters, Dick Shawn and Lila Kedrova.
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Jan 13, 2020 · Penelope (1966) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #PenelopeCan armed robbery save a marriage? This comedy starring Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Dick Shawn and Jonathan...
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Mar 10, 2020 · Der Film entstand zwar, wie damals üblich, zum Großteil in den kalifornischen Studios (Drehzeit: Juni bis September 1966), aber die New York-Bilder — gefilmt wurde unter anderem bei Bergdorf-Goldman, im Museum of Modern Art und in der Park Avenue — haben heute einen nostalgischen Mehrwert, der »Penelope« beinahe schon anrührend macht.
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