---
title: 'For Love of Ivy (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Daniel Mann'
released: '1968-07-17'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/for-love-of-ivy-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062985/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# For Love of Ivy (1968)

1968 · 101 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

For Love of Ivy is a 1968 American romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Mann. The film stars Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters, and Carroll O'Connor. The story was written by Poitier with screenwriter Robert Alan Aurthur. The musical score was composed by Quincy Jones. The theme song "For Love of Ivy", written by Quincy Jones and Bob Russell, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The film received Golden Globe supporting-acting nominations for Beau Bridges and Abbey Lincoln.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Daniel Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mann)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Alan Aurthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-alan-aurthur)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones)
- **Producer:** [Edgar Scherick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-scherick), [Jay Weston](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-weston)

## Cast

- [Bob Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-carey)
- [Carroll O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/carroll-o-connor)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- [Abbey Lincoln](https://cinepixo.com/people/abbey-lincoln)
- [Beau Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/beau-bridges)
- [Jennifer O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-o-neill)
- [Nan Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nan-martin)
- [Lon Satton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-satton)
- [Leon Bibb](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-bibb)
- [Lauri Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauri-peters)
- [Christopher St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-st-john)

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