Pepe (1960 film)
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Pepe is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Cantinflas in the title role, directed by George Sidney. The film contained a multitude of cameo appearances, attempting to replicate the success of Cantinflas' American debut Around the World in 80 Days.
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Directed by | George Sidney |
Written by | Claude Binyon Dorothy Kingsley |
Story by | Sonya Levien George Sidney Leonard Spigelgass |
Based on | Broadway Zauber play by Leslie Bush-Fekete |
Produced by | George Sidney |
Starring | Cantinflas Dan Dailey Shirley Jones |
Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
Edited by | Viola Lawrence Al Clark |
Music by | Johnny Green |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 157 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[2] |
Box office | $4.8 million (US/ Canada rentals) [3][4] |
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The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and failed to match the box-office success of his previous American film. The movie was issued on VHS tape in 1998; to date, a DVD and a Blu-ray have been released in Spain, but none in the United States.[5]