---
title: 'The World''s Greatest Lover (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gene Wilder'
released: '1977-12-18'
runtime_minutes: 89
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-worlds-greatest-lover-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076933/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

1977 · 89 min · United States


## Synopsis

The World's Greatest Lover is a 1977 American parody film directed, written by and starring Gene Wilder, and co-starring Carol Kane and Dom DeLuise. It is a tribute/spoof of classic silent comedies and the "old Hollywood" of the 1920s, specifically the popularity of romantic icon Rudolph Valentino.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gene Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Gene Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-wilder)
- **Producer:** [Gene Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-wilder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-morris)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-hirschfeld)

## Cast

- [Elya Baskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/elya-baskin)
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- [Ronny Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronny-graham)
- [Dom DeLuise](https://cinepixo.com/people/dom-deluise)
- [Lou Cutell](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-cutell)
- [David Huddleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-huddleston)
- [Sidney Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-miller)
- [James Hong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hong)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Michael Huddleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-huddleston)
- [Carl Ballantine](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-ballantine)
- [Fritz Feld](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-feld)
- [Jack Riley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-riley)
- [Gene Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-wilder)
- [Candice Azzara](https://cinepixo.com/people/candice-azzara)

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