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Kotch

Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr (Lemmon's wife), Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.

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When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.

Released: 1971-09-17113 minDir: Jack LemmonComedy, Drama

Cast

Walter Matthau as Joseph P. Kotcher
Deborah Winters as Erica Herzenstiel
Felicia Farr as Wilma Kotcher
Charles Aidman as Gerald Kotcher
Ellen Geer as Vera Kotcher
Donald Kowalski as Duncan Kotcher

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Key facts

Film.name: Kotch
Film.image: Kotchposter.jpg
Film.caption: Promotional poster
Film.director: Jack Lemmon
Film.producer: Richard Carter
Film.screenplay: John Paxton
Film.starring: Walter Matthau Deborah Winters Felicia Farr Charles Aidman Ellen Geer
Film.music: Marvin Hamlisch
Film.cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Film.editing: Ralph E. Winters
Film.production_companies: Jalem ProductionsBrier ProductionsABC Pictures
Film.distributor: Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Film.runtime

Key dates

Published: 1 January 1971

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: comedy film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Jack Lemmon
Screenwriter: John Paxton
Cast member: Kim Hamilton
Composer: Marvin Hamlisch
Production company: American Broadcasting Company
Cinematographer

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Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr (Lemmon's wife), Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.

Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins's 1965 novel, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than go to a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It is Lemmon's only film behind the camera, and partnered him with friend and frequent co-star Matthau. It was also co-produced by Lemmon's company, Jalem Productions, in co-production with Paxton and Carter's company Brier Productions.