Kotch
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| Kotch | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Jack Lemmon |
| Written by | adapted by John Paxton from the novel by Katherine Topkins |
| Starring | Walter Matthau Deborah Winters Felicia Farr Charles Aidman Ellen Geer |
| Editing by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | September 17, 1971 |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Kotch is a 1971, Oscar-nominated comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It stars Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.
The movie was adapted by John Paxton from the novel by Katherine Topkins. Matthau's friend and frequent costar Jack Lemmon directed; it was Lemmon's only film behind the camera.
The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Matthau), Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters), Best Music, Song (for Marvin Hamlisch and Johnny Mercer for "Life Is What You Make It") and Best Sound.
[edit] External links
- Kotch at the Internet Movie Database
