---
title: 'Olly Olly Oxen Free (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard A. Colla'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/olly-olly-oxen-free-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078025/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Olly Olly Oxen Free (1978)

1978 · 83 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Olly Olly Oxen Free is a 1978 American family adventure film directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Katharine Hepburn. The screenplay by Eugene Poinc is based on a story by Poinc, Colla, and Maria L. de Ossio. The title is derived from "Olly olly oxen free" a phrase used in children's games to indicate that those in hiding came out into the open safely and freely.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard A. Colla](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-a-colla)
- **Producer:** [Richard A. Colla](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-a-colla)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bob Alcivar](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-alcivar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gayne Rescher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gayne-rescher)

## Cast

- [Katharine Hepburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharine-hepburn)
- [Dennis Dimster](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-dimster)

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