Walter Matthau
Dr. Julian Winston
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Cactus Flower is a 1969 American screwball comedy film directed by Gene Saks, and starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn, who won an Academy Award for her performance.
Cactus Flower: Directed by Gene Saks. With Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Weston. A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Gene Saks
- 1969-12-16
Overview. Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty.
In “Cactus Flower,” just as in “The Importance of Being Earnest” 75 years ago, or in “She Stoops to Conquer” 200 years ago, the plot depends upon a romance developed through mistaken identity.
Cactus Flower (1969) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dr Julian Winston--successful Fifth Avenue dentist, and easygoing middle-aged bachelor--finds himself between a rock and a hard place, when his convenient, well-orchestrated lie paired with a failed act of despair force him to make a promise.
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Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty.
