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Wild and Wonderful

Wild and Wonderful

1964Movie⏱️ 1h 28mApproved
Comedy
6
IMDB Rating
383 votes

Cognac, a pampered poodle and popular star on French television, creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband.

Director
Michael Anderson
Writers
Dorothy Crider, Richard Powell, Philip Rapp
Stars
Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann, Larry Storch
Release Date
May 9, 1964
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
as Terry Williams
Christine Kaufmann
Christine Kaufmann
as Giselle Ponchon
Larry Storch
Larry Storch
as Rufus Gibbs
Pierre Olaf
Pierre Olaf
as Jacquot
Marty Ingels
Marty Ingels
as Doc Bailey
Jacques Aubuchon
Jacques Aubuchon
as Papa Ponchon - Giselle's Father
Sarah Marshall
Sarah Marshall
as Pamela
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
as Dr. Reynard
Jules Munshin
Jules Munshin
as Rousseleau - TV Director
Marcel Hillaire
Marcel Hillaire
as Inspector Duvivier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Reynard Productions, Harold Hecht Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

prologuescene during opening creditssubjective cameraparis franceflute player

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

The tippling French movie star is...a poodle!
by moonspinner552025-06-03
5/10

"Nobody was apparently happy with this frolic about a tippling French movie star--a French poodle--certainly not co-screenwriter Waldo Salt (who openly disparaged the film) nor star Tony Curtis, whose last film this was with stable studio Universal. The dog, "Monsieur Cognac", has an educated palette for fine wines and brandy--and a jealous streak when one of his human handlers (Christine Kaufmann) falls in love with an American jazz musician touring Paris. It's a completely harmless, appropriately nonsensical romp with a very mild-mannered Curtis blithely sharing the screen with..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Paris set was built on the Universal backlot at a cost of $350,000.

📖 Synopsis

Cognac, a pampered poodle and popular star on French television, creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband.