Butterflies Are Free
1972 US comedy-drama film by Milton Katselas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the 1969 play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M. J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by Gershe. It was released on July 6, 1972, in the U.S. The film is about a woman, Jill Tanner, who moves into an apartment beside a blind man, Don Baker, who has recently moved out on his own. The two become attracted to each other, and combine the divided apartment into one, but Don's mother tries to end the romance, fearing that Jill will break her son's heart.
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Directed by | Milton Katselas |
Written by | Leonard Gershe |
Produced by | M. J. Frankovich |
Starring | Goldie Hawn Eileen Heckart Edward Albert |
Cinematography | Charles B. Lang |
Edited by | David Blewitt |
Music by | Bob Alcivar |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $6.7 million (US/Canada rentals)[1] |
Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert starred. Eileen Heckart received an Academy Award for her performance. While the original play was set in East Village, Manhattan, the screenplay written for the 1972 film was set in the 1355, 1355A, 1357, 1359 Grant Avenue building in North Beach, San Francisco.[2][3][4]