Watermelon Man (1970)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Watermelon Man |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1971-04-19 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Script Supervisor | |
| Executive Producer | |
| Assistant to the Producer | |
| Assistant Production Manager |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Still Photographer |
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| Assistant Cameraman |
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| Gaffer |
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| Key Grip |
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| Music Editor |
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| Orchestration | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist | |
| Wardrobe | |
| Sound Editor |
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Cast
| Godfrey Cambridge | Jeff Gerber | ||
| Estelle Parsons | Althea Gerber | ||
| Howard Caine | Mr. Townsend | ||
| D'Urville Martin | busschauffören | ||
| Mantan Moreland | kassören | ||
| Kay Kimberly | Erica | ||
| Kay E. Kuter | dr Wainwright | ||
| Scott Garrett | Burton Gerber | ||
| Erin Moran | Janice Gerber | ||
| Irving Selbst | Mr. Johnson | ||
| Emil Sitka | varubud | ||
| Lawrence Parke | första passageraren | ||
| Karl Lukas | polis | ||
| Ray Ballard | tredje passageraren | ||
| Robert Dagny | andra passageraren | ||
| Paul Williams (as Paul H. Williams) | tjänsteman på anställningskontoret | ||
| Eddie "Rochester" Anderson | biträde i glassbar | ||
| Mae Clarke | gammal kvinna | ||
| Almira Sessions | kvinna på bussen | ||
| Melvin Van Peebles | skyltmålare | ||
| Erik L. Nelson (as Erik Nelson) | dörrvakt | ||
| Frank Farmer | Andy Brandon |
Companies
| Production Company | Johanna Productions | ||
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| Copyright | Johanna Productions | 1970-05-01 | LP37955 |
| Presented by | Columbia Pictures Corporation | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Columbia Film AB | 1971 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 109718 |
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| Date | 1970-12-17 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 2730 meters |
| Notes | Speltid: 100 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in minutes | 100 min |
Production location
| Toluca Lake | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1970-05-27 | New York City, New York | USA | 100 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1971-04-19 | Grand 1 | Stockholm | Sweden | 100 min | |
| TV showing | 1980-02-16 | TV2 | Sweden | |||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2008-05-13 | |||||
| Inställd visning | 2020-11-13 | Sweden | Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | |||
| Censurbeslut | 2022-11-15 | Helsinki | Finland | |||
| 2022-11-20 | Helsinki | Finland | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2024-02-17 | Bio Victor, Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2726 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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