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Cactus Flower
Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

The prickly stage success that convulsed audiences around the world... with all its barbed wit and the sharpest comedy cast of the year!

Genres

ComedyRomance

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Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.

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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$25800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

16 December 1969

Country

United States of America

Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Dr. Julian Winston

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Stephanie Dickinson

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Toni Simmons

Jack Weston

Jack Weston

Harvey Greenfield

Rick Lenz

Rick Lenz

Igor Sullivan

Vito Scotti

Vito Scotti

Señor Arturo Sánchez

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Mrs. Durant

Eve Bruce

Eve Bruce

Georgia

Irwin Charone

Irwin Charone

Record Store Manager

Matthew Saks

Matthew Saks

Nephew

Linda Burton

Linda Burton

Waitress (uncredited)

Hy Chase

Hy Chase

1st Waiter (uncredited)

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