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Petulia is a 1968 drama film directed by Richard Lester and starring Julie Christie, George C. Scott and Richard Chamberlain. The screenplay was by Lawrence B. Marcus from a story by Barbara Turner and is based on the 1966 novel Me and the Arch Kook Petulia by John Haase .
- $1.6 million (US/Canada)
- John Barry
- Don Devlin, Denis O'Dell, Raymond Wagner
Petulia: Directed by Richard Lester. With Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill. An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
- (3.3K)
- Drama, Romance
- Richard Lester
- 1968-06-10
"Petulia" has more plot than a typical Lester film like "The Knack" or "A Hard Day's Night." And Lester's use of quick cuts and jumbled time, which ran wild in "How I Won the War," is in control this time. The story mostly involves Scott's relationships with his ex-wife (well played by Shirley Knight) and Julie Christie (as Petulia).
Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David (Richard Chamberlain), whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow ...
- (72)
- Richard Lester
- R
- Julie Christie
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Petulia (1968) -- (Movie Clip) That's Kind Of Sickening Still in the same outfit from their absurd non-sexual encounter the night before, married title-character Julie Christie shows up with the tuba they’d only talked about, at the mod San Francisco apartment of divorcing doctor Archie (George C. Scott), who ends up calling pal Arthur Hill, in director Richard Lester’s stubbornly ...
- Richard Lester, John Bloss
- Julie Christie
At a charity event, young and lovely socialite Petulia Danner throws herself at him, telling him they should find a hotel room and soon announcing she intends to marry him. She's quixotic, vulnerable, and not easy to dissuade. She's also married and faces her own demons. Bollen returns to his apartment one afternoon to find her unconscious ...
