The Honey Pot

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The Honey Pot
Original film poster
Directed by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by	Charles K. Feldman
Written by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz Ben Jonson (play) Frederick Knott(play) Thomas Sterling (novel)
Starring	Rex Harrison Susan Hayward Cliff Robertson Capucine Edie Adams Maggie Smith Adolfo Celi
Music by	John Addison
Cinematography	Gianni di Venanzo
Editing by	David Bretherton
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	21 March 1967 22 May 1967
Running time	150 min 132 min
Country	USA United States
Language	English
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The Honey Pot, also known as The Honeypot , is a 1967 crime comedy film made by Famous Artists Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Charles K. Feldman. The screenplay was based on the plays Volpone by Ben Jonson and Mr. Fox of Venice by Frederick Knott and the novel The Evil of the Day by Thomas Sterling. The music score was by John Addison and the cinematography by Gianni di Venanzo.

The film stars Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson, Capucine, Edie Adams, Maggie Smith with Adolfo Celi.

Contents 1 Background notes 2 Plot 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Background notes

The film was made on location in Venice and in the Cinecittà studios in Rome.

Anne Bancroft was originally scheduled to play the role which eventually went to Edie Adams.

[edit] Plot

The action takes place in Venice.

Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) summons his three former mistresses to his Venetian palazzo for a final visit to his deathbed. Princess Dominique (Capucine), fading movie star Merle McGill (Edie Adams), and Texas millionairess Mrs. Sheridan (Susan Hayward) all travel to pay their respects to the supposedly dying Fox. William McFly (Cliff Robertson) is the personal secretary and gigolo employed by Fox to lure the women to his estate. When Mrs. Sheridan is found murdered, Inspector Rizzi (Adolfo Celi) investigates her mysterious death in this feature highlighted by several twists and turns.

[edit] See also

• Volpone

[edit] External links

The Honey Pot at the Internet Movie Database

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