Sean Connery
Samson Shillitoe
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A Fine Madness is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Elliott Baker. It tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome.
A Fine Madness: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal. Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Irvin Kershner
- 1966-09-23
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- Audiobook
- Alan Judd
After years of failure, hapless poet Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) is at the end of his rope. But no more so than is his current wife, Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), who suffers...
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- Sean Connery
- Irvin Kershner
- Comedy, Drama
Sean Connery stars as a poet who seduces a married woman and faces the wrath of her psychiatrist husband. Watch the trailer, clips and read the synopsis and cast of this adaptation of Elliott Baker's novel.
- Irvin Kershner, Russell Llewellyn
- Sean Connery
A poet with writer's block and a woman problem seeks help from a psychiatrist, but ends up in more trouble. IMDb provides the plot summary, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for this comedy film.
A Fine Madness 1966, directed by Irvin Kershner | Film review. Film. Time Out says. An engaging, sharply scripted comedy ( Elliott Baker, from his own novel), with Connery...
