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title: 'Butterflies Are Free (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Milton Katselas'
released: '1972-07-06'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/butterflies-are-free-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068326/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Butterflies Are Free (1972)

1972 · 109 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Milton Katselas from a screenplay by Leonard Gershe, based on Gershe's 1969 play. The film stars Goldie Hawn, Eileen Heckart, and Edward Albert. It follows Jill Tanner (Hawn), a free-spirited young woman who becomes romantically involved with her new next-door neighbor, a blind man named Don Baker (Albert), who has recently moved out to live on his own. However, Don's overly protective mother (Heckart) tries to end their romance, fearing that Jill will break her son's heart.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Milton Katselas](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-katselas)
- **Screenplay:** [Leonard Gershe](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-gershe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bob Alcivar](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-alcivar)
- **Producer:** [M. J. Frankovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-j-frankovich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [David Blewitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-blewitt)

## Cast

- [Paul Michael Glaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-michael-glaser)
- [Michael Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-warren)
- [Eileen Heckart](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-heckart)
- [Edward Albert](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-albert)
- [Goldie Hawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/goldie-hawn)

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