David and Lisa
“An unusual love story!”
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.
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Cast
13 people
Keir Dullea
David Clemens
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Black Christmas
Janet Margolin
Lisa Brandt
Known for
Annie Hall
Take the Money and Run
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Swinford
Known for
The Lost Weekend
They Live by Night
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Clemens
Known for
V
An Affair to Remember
Clifton James
John
Known for
Live and Let Die
Eight Men Out
Richard McMurray
Mr. Stewart Clemens
Known for
The Swimmer
Nancy Nutter
Maureen
Also in
Law & Order
Mathew Anden
Simon
Known for
Nickelodeon
Jaime Sánchez
Carlos
Known for
The Wild Bunch
Carlito's Way
Coni Hudak
Kate
No other roles listed
Karen Lynn Gorney
Josette
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
Late Phases
Janet Lee Parker
Sandra
Also in
Inmates: A Love Story
Father Knows Best
Frank Perry Director · Eleanor Perry Screenplay Theodore Isaac Rubin Author
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $185K · United States release December 26, 1962
Box office
Budget
$185,000
Worldwide gross
$2,300,000
Gross vs. budget
12.4×
Production
Vision Associates Productions
Production
Lisa and David Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · December 26, 1962
Theatrical
United States · December 26, 1962
Theatrical
Sweden
December 26, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 22, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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