---
title: 'Pound (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Downey Sr.'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pound-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066234/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pound (1970)

1970 · 92 min · Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

Pound is a 1970 American comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr. It was based on The Comeuppance, an Off-Off Broadway play written by Downey in 1961. It is about several dogs, along with a Siamese cat and a penguin, at a pound, as they await being euthanised; the animals are played by human actors. The film is best known for marking the acting debut of Downey's son and namesake, then-5-year-old Robert Jr., as Puppy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Downey Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-sr)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Downey Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-sr)

## Cast

- [Antonio Fargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-fargas) as greyhound
- [Corinne Calvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/corinne-calvet)
- [Mariclare Costello](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariclare-costello)
- [Marshall Efron](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-efron)
- [Chuck Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-green)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Don Calfa](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-calfa)
- [Country Joe McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/country-joe-mcdonald)
- [Charles Dierkop](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dierkop)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pound-1970
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