---
title: 'A Fine Madness (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irvin Kershner'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-fine-madness-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060414/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Fine Madness (1966)

1966 · 104 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

A Fine Madness is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Elliott Baker. It tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. It stars Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal and Clive Revill.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irvin Kershner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irvin-kershner)
- **Screenplay:** [Elliott Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-baker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Addison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-addison)
- **Producer:** [Jerome Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-hellman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted McCord](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-mccord)
- **Editor:** [William H. Ziegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-ziegler)

## Cast

- [Patrick O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-o-neal)
- [Sorrell Booke](https://cinepixo.com/people/sorrell-booke)
- [Jackie Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-coogan)
- [Jean Seberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-seberg)
- [Sandra Lee Gimpel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-lee-gimpel)
- [Clive Revill](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-revill)
- [Joanne Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-woodward)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery)
- [Bibi Osterwald](https://cinepixo.com/people/bibi-osterwald)
- [Lester Dorr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-dorr)
- [Maidie Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maidie-norman)
- [Kay Medford](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-medford)
- [Richard S. Castellano](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-s-castellano)
- [Colleen Dewhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-dewhurst)
- [Zohra Lampert](https://cinepixo.com/people/zohra-lampert)

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