Strong

MASTER SCORE 55.0 / 100

1975Comedy / Crime / Romance1h 28m

THE FORTUNE

“Sexier than the Marx Brothers, handsomer than Laurel and Hardy but not as smart as The 3 Stooges.”

A couple of bumbling 1920s hustlers attempt to obtain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

Above the Line

Mike Nichols·DirectorCarole Eastman·WriterJohn A. Alonzo·Director of PhotographyDavid Shire·Original Music ComposerStu Linder·Editor

Cast

Stockard Channing·Freddie BigardJack Nicholson·Oscar 'Dix' SullivanWarren Beatty·Nicky WilsonFlorence Stanley·Mrs. GouldIan Wolfe·Justice of the PeaceRose Michtom·Wife of Justice of the PeaceBrian Avery·Airline StewardDub Taylor·Rattlesnake TomCatlin Adams·Girl LoverChristopher Guest·Boy Lover

Full Crew

(21 credits)

Directing· 4

Mike Nichols·DirectorPeter Bogart·Assistant DirectorJerry Grandey·Second Assistant DirectorAnnabel Davis-Goff·Script Supervisor

Writing· 1

Carole Eastman·Writer

Camera· 1

John A. Alonzo·Director of Photography

Editing· 2

Stu Linder·EditorArthur Schmidt·Assistant Editor

Sound & Music· 3

David Shire·Original Music ComposerBert Hallberg·Sound MixerDick Vorisek·Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Art & Design· 4

Richard Sylbert·Production DesignW. Stewart Campbell·Art DirectionAnthea Sylbert·Costume DesignGeorge Gaines·Set Decoration

Production· 6

Don Devlin·ProducerMike Nichols·ProducerHank Moonjean·Executive ProducerRobert E. Schultz·Associate ProducerHoward Roessel·Unit Production ManagerRichard Liebegott·Production Coordinator

By the Numbers

55.0

OF 100

Master Score

5.7

OF 10

IMDb

17%

CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

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Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Fortune's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

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Mood

Comical, Adventurous

Composition

Layered

Era

1970s

Visual Style

Illustrated

“An illustrated movie poster for 'The Fortune' features two caricatured men pulling a large brown trunk. A woman's head and arm emerge from the open trunk, with ”

comedyadventure

Key Elements

Large Brown TrunkSmall AirplaneVintage CarWindsockCalifornia SignPearl Necklace

Atmosphere

Vibrant

Color Mood

Warm

Setting

Rural

Design Score

7/10