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Silent Movie

6.5

Released June 17, 1976Runtime 1h 27min

Made In Hollywood. U.S.A.

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Crossbow Productions

20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $4,400,000
Revenue: $36,145,695
Profit/Loss: $31,745,695

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Cast

Mel BrooksMel Funn

Marty FeldmanMarty Eggs

Dom DeLuiseDom Bell

Sid CaesarStudio Chief

Harold GouldEngulf

Ron CareyDevour

Bernadette PetersVilma Kaplan

Carol ArthurPregnant Lady

Liam DunnNewsvendor

Fritz FeldMaitre d'

Chuck McCannStudio Gate Guard

Valerie CurtinIntensive Care Nurse

Yvonne WilderStudio Chief's Secretary

Harry RitzMan in Tailor Shop

Charlie CallasBlind Man

Henny YoungmanFly-in-Soup Man

Arnold SoboloffAcupuncture Man

Patrick CampbellMotel Bellhop

Eddie RyderBritish Officer

Al HopsonExecutive

Rudy De LucaExecutive

Barry LevinsonExecutive

Howard HessemanExecutive

Lee DelanoExecutive

Jack RileyExecutive

Inga NeilsenBeautiful Blonde #1

Erica HagenBeautiful Blonde #2

Robert LussierProjectionist

Burt ReynoldsSelf

James CaanSelf

Liza MinnelliSelf

Anne BancroftSelf

Marcel MarceauSelf

Paul NewmanSelf

Sivi AbergBeautiful Blonde #3 (uncredited)

Jack BerleAudience Member (uncredited)

George DeNormandPatient (uncredited)

Erik EstradaMan in Restaurant (uncredited)

Dennis FaltPremiere Attendee (uncredited)

Dody GoodmanTourist Woman (uncredited)

Bob HarksHospital Visitor (uncredited)

George HolmesAudience Member (uncredited)

Shep HoughtonAudience Member (uncredited)

Kathryn JanssenAudience Member (uncredited)

Michael JeffersPatient (uncredited)

Phil LeedsWaiter (uncredited)

Norman PalmerPatient (uncredited)

Harvey ParrySteam Roller Operator (uncredited)

Candice RialsonGirl (uncredited)

Leoda RichardsPatient (uncredited)

Arnold RobertsAudience Member (uncredited)

Alton RuffAnne Bancroft's Associate (uncredited)

Cosmo SardoClub Patron (uncredited)

Bill ScullyAudience Member (uncredited)

Ray StewartMovie House Manager (uncredited)

Robert StrongRestaurant Patron (uncredited)

Jerry TrentDancer (uncredited)

Judith WoodburyAudience Member (uncredited)

Gary WrightAudience Member (uncredited)

John ZimeasWaiter (uncredited)

Crew

Mel BrooksDirector

Ron ClarkScreenplay

Barry LevinsonScreenplay

Mel BrooksScreenplay

Rudy De LucaScreenplay

Ron ClarkStory

Mary GoldbergCasting

Michael HertzbergProducer

John C. HowardEditor

Albert BrennerProduction Design

Paul LohmannDirector of Photography

John MorrisOriginal Music Composer

Stanford C. AllenEditor

Christine Anne BaurStunt Double

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