
Movie · comedy, drama
Kotch
1971 · 1h 53m
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What is it about? Kotch
Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different...
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
Genres: comedy, drama. Themes: palm springs, nursing home, teenage pregnancy.
Cast and crew Kotch
AllCreators
- Directed byJack Lemmon
- ScreenplayJohn Paxton
- Based on the novel byKatharine Topkins
- MusicMarvin Hamlisch
- CinematographyRichard H. Kline
- EditingRalph E. Winters
Full cast and crew26 cast members, 35 crew
Cast:
- Walter Matthau · Joseph P. Kotcher
- Deborah Winters · Erica Herzenstiel
- Felicia Farr · Wilma Kotcher
- Charles Aidman · Gerald Kotcher
- Ellen Geer · Vera Kotcher
- Donald Kowalski · Duncan Kotcher
- Dean Kowalski · Duncan Kotcher
- Arlen Stuart · Fisher
- Jane Connell · Miss Roberts
- James Brodhead · Weaver
- Jessica Rains · McKernan
- Darrell Larson · Vincent Perrin
- Biff Elliot · Motel Manager
- Paul Picerni · Caudillo
- Lucy Saroyan · Sissy
- Kim Hamilton · Receptionist
- Tamar Cooper · Nurse
- Amzie Strickland · Film Narrator
- Paul Fierro · Pablo
- Larry Linville · Peter Stiel
- Penny Santon · Segura
- Janya Braunt · Pugh (uncredited)
- Dee Carroll · Dorothy Ballinger (uncredited)
- Bob Harks · Shopper (uncredited)
- Jason Karpf · Trick-or-Treater (uncredited)
- Jack Lemmon · Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Crew:
- Jack Lemmon · Director
- Richard Carter · Producer
- Katharine Topkins · Novel
- John Paxton · Screenplay
- Marvin Hamlisch · Original Music Composer
- Ralph E. Winters · Editor
- John A. Anderson · Costume Design
- Barbara Gallagher · Casting
- Richard H. Kline · Director of Photography
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Details Kotch

- First theatrical release
- September 17, 1971
- Release in the US
- September 17, 1971
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- ABC Pictures, Kotch Company Productions
Frequently asked questions
How long is Kotch?
1h 53m (113 minutes).
Who’s in Kotch?
Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, Ellen Geer, Donald Kowalski, Dean Kowalski, Arlen Stuart, Jane Connell, and James Brodhead. Directed by Jack Lemmon.
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