The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard ZieffDirector
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
- Alan MandellScreenplay
- Charles ShyerScreenplay
- Julius J. EpsteinScreenplay
- Max ShulmanScreenplay
Cast
- Walter MatthauDr. Charley Nichols
- Glenda JacksonAnn Atkinson
- Art CarneyDr. Amos Willoughby
- Richard BenjaminDr. Norman Solomon
- Candice AzzaraEllen Grady
- Dick O'NeillIrwin Owett
- Sally MarrMrs. Meyers
- Kedric WolfeFuneral director
- Gordon JumpDr. O'Brien
- Charles MatthauMichael Atkinson
- Len LesserWaiter
- Michael MannAssistant TV director