---
title: 'An American Dream (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Gist'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-american-dream-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060099/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An American Dream (1966)

1966 · 104 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

An American Dream is a 1966 American Technicolor drama film directed by Robert Gist and starring Stuart Whitman and Janet Leigh. It was adapted from the 1965 Norman Mailer novel of the same name. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Song for "A Time for Love," music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Gist](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-gist)
- **Screenplay:** [Mann Rubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mann-rubin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mandel)
- **Producer:** [William Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-conrad)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sam Leavitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-leavitt)

## Cast

- [Warren Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-stevens)
- [J. D. Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-cannon)
- [Eleanor Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleanor-parker)
- [Murray Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-hamilton)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Paul Mantee](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mantee)
- [Susan Denberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-denberg)
- [Barry Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sullivan)
- [Joe De Santis](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-de-santis)
- [Stacy Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacy-harris)
- [George Takei](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-takei)
- [Harold Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-gould)
- [Stuart Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-whitman)
- [Les Crane](https://cinepixo.com/people/les-crane)
- [Lloyd Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-nolan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-american-dream-1966
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