Penelope

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When Penelope (Natalie Wood) gets married to banker James Elcott (Ian Bannen), she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank while in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix (Dick Shawn), he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but neither James nor the police believe her story.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Arthur Hiller
Producer:

Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Writer:

George Wells
Runtime:

1h 37m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Natalie Wood
Penelope Elcott

Ian Bannen
James B. Elcott

Dick Shawn
Dr. Gregory Mannix

Peter Falk
Lieutenant Horatio Bixbee

Jonathan Winters
Professor Klobb

Lila Kedrova
Princess Sadaba

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Critic Reviews for Penelope

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Penelope, starring Natalie Wood in the title role, is a hysterical caper comedy...

July 20, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
Marginally buoyed by the efforts of its leading lady and one particular supporting player.

February 9, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy

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Audience Reviews for Penelope

Apr 28, 2016

This 1966 comedy is campy, silly, and a bit ridiculous, but on the other hand, it has Natalie Wood, and that rounds it up to an almost passable film - and if you adore her as I do, worth watching, maybe lightly, in the background while reading. She is absolutely beautiful in the role of an irrepressible housewife who turns to robbery because her husband doesn't pay enough attention to her. Jesus, talk about a plot hole right there. :P Peter Falk is good as the detective on her trail, and it was interesting to see Jonathan Winters in a small part as well (he's a sex-crazed professor who chases her around until her clothes rip off and she's left capering about in her underwear ... not exactly politically correct). On a more somber note, it's sad to think of the troubles this 5' tall daughter of Russian immigrants had in her life, ultimately leading to her creepy drowning death at the age of 43. She took several years off from acting after making this film which speaks to some of the turmoil she was going through, and it's jarring to understand that in light of just how airy this film is, and how happy she seems to be in it.

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