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A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) is a adventure, comedy and crime film directed by Stanley Kramer, released on November 7, 1963 with a runtime of 3h 12m. It stars Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar and Buddy Hackett. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 715 ratings.
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Spencer Tracy
as C. G. Culpepper
Milton Berle
as J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar
as Melville Crump
Buddy Hackett
as Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman
as Mrs. Marcus
Mickey Rooney
as Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Dick Shawn
as Sylvester Marcus
Phil Silvers
as Otto Meyer
Terry-Thomas
as J. Algernon Hawthorne
Jonathan Winters
as Lennie Pike
Edie Adams
as Monica Crump
Dorothy Provine
as Emeline Marcus-Finch
Directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Tania Rose, William Rose and Tania Rose, produced by Stanley Kramer.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 715 ratings.
It's every man (and old bag) for himself. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is one of those films that as a child I went to the cinema to watch and then proceeded to talk about it enthusiastically in the playground for weeks afterwards. So I find myself here in my middle age with mixed feelings after just revisiting this extravaganza for the first time in many a year. It's very much a film of three parts to me, and each…
Reviewed on August 6, 2019
_**Epic screwball comedy-adventure with an all-star cast is overlong**_ Released in 1963, “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” is grand comedy-adventure about several motorists in the remote desert of Southern Cal learning of a buried cache of moolah in Santa Rosita State Park along the coast 200 miles south. A mad scramble to get to the money ensues. The cast is superlative with too many old-time greats to cite. The…
Reviewed on July 6, 2020
Maybe not since Michael Anderson managed to put together a stellar cast for his "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956) have we seen quite such an ensemble group of famous faces peppering a light-comedy. This time, it all starts with Jimmy Durante being thrown from his crashing car and surviving just long enough to tell the gathered crowd of a $350,000 fortune buried under the "Big W". Initially the gang decide to…
Reviewed on January 14, 2025
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) includes Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett and Ethel Merman. The film was directed by Stanley Kramer. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was released on November 7, 1963 and runs for 3h 12m.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 715 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, comedy and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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