California Suite (film)

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California Suite

The movie cover for California Suite.
Directed by Herbert Ross
Produced by Ray Stark
Written by Neil Simon
Starring Alan Alda
Jane Fonda
Walter Matthau
Bill Cosby
Richard Pryor
Elaine May
Maggie Smith
Michael Caine
Music by Claude Bolling
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) December 15, 1978
Running time 103 min.
Language English
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This article is about the film. For the play, see California Suite.

California Suite is a 1978 film based on the play by Neil Simon.

[edit] The film

The film stars Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Elaine May, Maggie Smith, and Michael Caine and was directed by Herbert Ross.

Maggie Smith won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the flamboyant English actress, Diana Barry.

The opening credits are shown with a leisurely display of about a dozen unobscured California-themed paintings by famed English pop artist David Hockney.

[edit] The play

Main article: California Suite

California Suite made its Broadway debut at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on June 30, 1976.

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