Oscar-winner Rod Steiger ("In the Heat of the Night") stars in this comedy about the wacky Hollywood funeral business.
The Loved One (1965)
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Description
The funeral business gets a giant raspberry in this wickedly wacky, resplendently ridiculous farce based on Evelyn Waugh's macabre comic masterpiece and directed with inspired verve by Tony Richardson (Tom Jones). But the American way of death isn't the film's only target: sex, greed, religion and mother love are also in the crosshairs of its satirical shots. Robert Morse plays a bemused would-be poet who gets entangled with an unctuous cemetery entrepreneur (Jonathan Winters), a mom-obsessed mortician (Rod Steiger) and other bizarre characters played by such adept farceurs as John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Tab Hunter, Milton Berle, James Coburn and Liberace. If The Loved One doesn't make you laugh, call the undertaker!
Cast and crew
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Tony Richardson
Director -
Robert Morse
Dennis Barlow -
Jonathan Winters
Wilbur Glenworthy / Harry Glenworthy -
Anjanette Comer
Aimee Thanatogenous -
Rod Steiger
Mr. Joyboy -
Dana Andrews
Gen. Brinkman -
Milton Berle
Mr. Kenton -
James Coburn
Immigration Officer -
John Gielgud
Sir Francis Hinsley -
Tab Hunter
Guide -
Margaret Leighton
Mrs. Kenton -
Liberace
Mr. Starker -
Roddy Mcdowall
D.J. Jr. -
Robert Morley
Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie -
Barbara Nichols
Sadie Blodgett -
Lionel Stander
The Guru Brahmin -
Roxanne Arlen
Whispering Glades Hostess -
Dort Clark
Col. Burt -
Pamela Curran
Whispering Glades Hostess -
Robert Easton
Dusty Acres -
Ayllene Gibbons
Joyboy's Mother -
Don Haggerty
Haggerty -
Chick Hearn
Announcer at Condor's Funeral Launch -
Warren J. Kemmerling
Colonel -
Claire Kelly
Whispering Glades Hostess -
Bernie Kopell
Assistant to the Guru Brahmin -
Evelyn Waugh
Writer -
Terry Southern
Writer -
Christopher Isherwood
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Tony RichardsonDirectors
Studio
Warner Bros.Studio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
1965Released year
Duration
2 h 1 minDuration
Genres
ComedyGenres
Writers
Evelyn WaughTerry Southern
Christopher Isherwood
Writers
Terry Southern
Christopher Isherwood
Size
7.05 GB (1080p HD)3.24 GB (720p HD)
2.4 GB (SD)
Size
3.24 GB (720p HD)
2.4 GB (SD)
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |