Harold and Maude
“They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.”
A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.
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Cast
21 people
Ruth Gordon
Maude
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Bud Cort
Harold
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Vivian Pickles
Mrs. Chasen
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Cyril Cusack
Glaucus
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Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Charles Tyner
Uncle Victor
Known for
Pete's Dragon
Jeremiah Johnson
Ellen Geer
Sunshine Doré
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Phenomenon
Eric Christmas
Priest
Known for
Days of Our Lives
MouseHunt
G. Wood
Psychiatrist
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Brewster McCloud
Judy Engles
Candy Gulf
Known for
Fritz the Cat
Shari Summers
Edith Phern
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The Bad News Bears
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Tom Skerritt
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Susan Madigan
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Hal Ashby Director · Colin Higgins Writer John A. Alonzo Cinematographer
Budget $1.2M · United States release December 20, 1971 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Mildred Lewis and Colin Higgins Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · December 20, 1971
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 1971
Theatrical
United States · May 29, 1990
Physical
United States
October 11, 2017 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Australia
August 4, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
April 23, 2010 · Physical
September 12, 2019 · Physical
Denmark
October 22, 1973 · Theatrical
Finland
April 20, 1973 · Theatrical
France
August 23, 1972 · Theatrical
Germany
April 19, 1974 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 21, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 6, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
April 23, 1974 · Theatrical
Japan
October 21, 1972 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 31, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 11, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Sweden
June 6, 1973 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 20, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 27, 1972 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 21, 1974 · Theatrical
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