The Fantasticks
1964 | 59m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | George Schaefer |
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| Writer: | Tom Jones, Robert Hartung |
| Staring: |
| Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos’ daughter, Luisa, and Ben’s son, Matt, by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associate, knowing they will resist their fathers’ interference. As the two youngsters fall in love, the fathers plot to end the "feud" by hiring a traveling showman to fake an abduction and allow Matt to "rescue" Luisa. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 1964 |
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| Director: | George Schaefer |
| Writer: | Tom Jones, Robert Hartung |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | romcom, based on play or musical, traveling circus, abduction |
| Production Companies | Compass Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Montalban | El Gallo |
| Stanley Holloway | Amos Babcock Bellamy |
| Bert Lahr | Ben Hucklebee |
| Susan Watson | Luisa Bellamy |
| John Davidson | Matt Hucklebee |
| Lee Vines | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Schaefer | Director |
| Noel Taylor | Costume Design |
| Harvey Schmidt | Music, Songs |
| Tom Jones | Writer, Lyricist |
| Herbert Ross | Choreographer |
| Edmond Rostand | Theatre Play |
| Robert Hartung | Adaptation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Hartung | Associate Producer |
| George Schaefer | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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