Paint Your Wagon (1969)

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PG-13
2h 44min
Comedy, Musical
15 Oct 1969 (USA)
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Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner, Alan Jay Lerner, Paddy Chayefsky

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Still of Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin (I) and Jean Seberg in Paint Your Wagon (1969)

Still of Tom Ligon in Paint Your Wagon (1969)

Still of Harve Presnell in Paint Your Wagon (1969)

Still of Alan Baxter (I) and Paula Trueman in Paint Your Wagon (1969)

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	Lee Marvin	...	Ben Rumson
	Clint Eastwood	...	Pardner
	Jean Seberg	...	Elizabeth
	Harve Presnell	...	Rotten Luck Willie
	Ray Walston	...	Mad Jack Duncan
	Tom Ligon	...	Horton Fenty
	Alan Dexter	...	Parson
	William O'Connell	...	Horace Tabor
	Benny Baker	...	Haywood Holbrook (as Ben Baker)
	Alan Baxter	...	Mr. Fenty
	Paula Trueman	...	Mrs. Fenty
	Robert Easton	...	Atwell
	Geoffrey Norman	...	Foster
	H.B. Haggerty	...	Steve Bull
	Terry Jenkins	...	Joe Mooney
	Karl Bruck	...	Schermerhorn
	John Mitchum	...	Jacob Woodling
	Sue Casey	...	Sarah Woodling
	Eddie Little Sky	...	Indian
	Harvey Parry	...	Higgins
	H.W. Gim	...	Wong
	William Mims	...	Frock-coated man
	Roy Jenson	...	Hennessey
	Patrick Hawley	...	Clendennon (as Pat Hawley)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	...	(as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
	Ralph Barr	...	Member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (uncredited)
	Cal Bartlett	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Rodney Bingenheimer	...	Crowd member (uncredited)
	Joe Brooks	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Boyd Cabeen	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Tony Colti	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Danielle Cotet	...	French Bawd (uncredited)
	Tony Dante	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Chris Darrow	...	Member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (uncredited)
	Walt Davis	...	Man (uncredited)
	Dolores Domasin	...	Princess Hummingbird - Parson's Wife (uncredited)
	Tony Epper	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Henry A. Escalante	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jimmie Fadden	...	Member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (uncredited)
	George Fargo	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Richard Farnsworth	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Lee Faulkner	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Amber Flower	...	Larua Sue Fenty (uncredited)
	Barbara Gabrielle	...	French Bawd (uncredited)
	Tony Giorgio	...	Card Player (uncredited)
	James Goodnow	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jeff Hanna	...	Member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (uncredited)
	Paul Harper	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Lars Hensen	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Roger Herren	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Robert S. Holman	...	Zebulon - men's chorus (uncredited)
	Rena Horten	...	French Bawd (uncredited)
	John Hudkins	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Leroy Johnson	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Daniel Keough	...	Pioneer (uncredited)
	Nick Klar	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Walt La Rue	...	Miner (uncredited)
	J. Ray Latini	...	Gold Miner (uncredited)
	Harry Lauter	...	Peddler (uncredited)
	Larry Martinelli	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Marina Maubert	...	French Bawd (uncredited)
	John McEuen	...	Member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (uncredited)
	John McKee	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Wayne McLaren	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jack Mette	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Stephen Mitchell	...	Bar patron (uncredited)
	Michèle Montau	...	French Bawd (uncredited)
	Michael Donovan O'Donnell	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Frank Orsatti	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Edward Rickard	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Dar Robinson	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Victor Romito	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Gabrielle Rossillon	...	French Bawd (uncredited)
	David Sharpe	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jerome Sheldon	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Patricia Smith	...	Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
	Murray Staff	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Lisa Todd	...	American Bawd (uncredited)
	Buddy Van Horn	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Fred Waugh	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jerry Whittington	...	Gold Prospector (uncredited)
	Klaus Wille	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jack Williams	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Jay S. York	...	Miner (uncredited)
	Joe Yrigoyen	...	Miner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joshua Logan

Written by

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Alan Jay Lerner	...	(book and lyrics by)

Alan Jay Lerner	...	(screenplay)

Paddy Chayefsky	...	(adaptation)

Produced by

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Alan Jay Lerner	...	producer
Tom Shaw	...	associate producer

Cinematography by

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William A. Fraker

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director of photography

Editing by

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Robert C. Jones

Production Design by

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John Truscott

Art Direction by

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Carl Braunger

Set Decoration by

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James L. Berkey

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(as James I. Berkey)

Costume Design by

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John Truscott

Makeup Department

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Frank McCoy	...	makeup artist
Vivienne Walker	...	hair stylist (as Vivian Zavitz)
Don Marando	...	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Gary Morris	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jan Van Uchelen	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Carl Beringer	...	production manager
Fred Lemoine	...	production manager
Barry Stern	...	executive in charge of production (uncredited) / production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Lemoine	...	second unit director
Al Murphy	...	first assistant director: second unit
Jack Roe	...	first assistant director
Tom Shaw	...	second unit director

Art Department

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Robert Harold Branham	...	storyboard artist (as Robert Branham)
Robert Eaton	...	property (as Bob Eaton)
Lloyd R. Apperson	...	construction foreman (uncredited)
Irwin 'Eppy' Epstein	...	drapery (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Fred Hynes	...	stereophonic re-recording supervisor
William Randall	...	sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Maurice Ayers	...	special effects
Larry Hampton	...	special effects
Daniel Hays	...	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Emile Avery	...	stunts (uncredited)
Cal Bartlett	...	stunts (uncredited)
Floyd Baze	...	stunts (uncredited)
Buff Brady	...	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett	...	stunts (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen	...	stunt double (uncredited)
Ross Dollarhide	...	stunts (uncredited)
Patty Elder	...	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Epper	...	stunts (uncredited)
Henry A. Escalante	...	stunts (uncredited)
Diamond Farnsworth	...	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	...	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Feazell	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Hudkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	...	stunts (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Monty Jordan	...	utility stunts (uncredited)
Walt La Rue	...	stunts (uncredited)
Harrold Laswell	...	stunts (uncredited)
Sharon Lucas	...	stunts (uncredited)
Rod McGaughy	...	stunts (uncredited)
Wayne McLaren	...	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti	...	stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dar Robinson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Victor Romito	...	stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe	...	stunts (uncredited)
Mary Statler	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gibb Stepp	...	stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn	...	stunt double (uncredited)
Fred Waugh	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bobby Byrne	...	assistant camera (as Bob Byrne)
Loyal Griggs	...	photographer: second unit
Tommy May	...	key grip (as Tommy P. May)
Joe Smith	...	gaffer
Nelson Tyler	...	aerial photographer
David M. Walsh	...	camera operator (as David Walsh)
Dick Colean	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Armando Contreras	...	grip (uncredited)
Richard Debolt	...	camera & mechanical design (uncredited)
Jack Gereghty	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Wynn Hammer	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Michael A. Jones	...	electrician (uncredited)
David Macdonald	...	grip (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington	...	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bill Jobe	...	costume supervisor
Anne Laune	...	costume coordinator
Haleen K. Holt	...	costume illustrator (uncredited)
Ed Lossman	...	costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph J. Lilley	...	choral arranger / music assistant to producers
Frederick Loewe	...	music by
André Previn	...	music: for additional songs by
Nelson Riddle	...	conductor
Roger Wagner	...	conductor: choral music
Robert Bain	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Carl Fortina	...	musician: accordion soloist (uncredited)
Anita Gordon	...	singing voice: Jean Seberg (uncredited)
Willard Jones	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Mette	...	singer (uncredited)
Bill Pitman	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Howard Roberts	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Paul Salamunovich	...	choral singer (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Al Viola	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marshall J. Wolins

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script supervisor (as Marshall Wolins)

Transportation Department

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Louis Freerks	...	transportation (uncredited)
Alfred Schultz	...	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jack Baker	...	choreographer: "Gold Fever" and "Best Things"
Cheryl Crawford	...	presented on the stage by
Joseph Curtis	...	dialogue coach
Jonas Halperin	...	assistant to producer
Gene Levy	...	production coordinator
David Stone Martin	...	title designer
Wayne Cutlip	...	Wrangler (uncredited)
Robert Evans	...	studio executive (uncredited)
Ron Oxley	...	bear trainer (uncredited)
Dominic Santarone	...	caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone	...	caterer (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Filmes Lusomundo (1970) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Paramount Films of Argentina (1970) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Paramount-Film (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Paramount-Films (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
Savvas Film (1970) (Greece) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
CIC Video (1981) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Shock (2019) (Australia) (DVD)
9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnaping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boomtown. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining. Written by David J. Kiseleski Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	men's-chorus california-gold-rush digging-a-grave year-1849 wagon-train See All (150) »
Taglines	Stake Your Claim To The Musical Goldmine of '69! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:PG Australia:NRC Australia:A Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) Canada:A (Nova Scotia) Canada:G (Quebec) Finland:K-8 France:Tous publics Ireland:PG Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:14 Norway:16 Peru:Apt Singapore:PG Spain:13 Spain:16 Sweden:11 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United Kingdom:12 United States:TV-14 (TV rating) United States:M United States:PG-13 West Germany:16 (nf)

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Also Known As	La Kermesse de l'Ouest (France) Westwärts zieht der Wind (Germany) La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre (Spain) 金刚岭双龙会 (China, Mandarin title) 长征万宝山 (China, Mandarin title) See more »
Runtime	164 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) See more »
Sound Mix	4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Filming Locations	Baker, Oregon, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Lee Marvin drank real alcohol throughout the production, even though director Joshua Logan fought him about it. In most movies, the actors and actresses drink tea for whiskey and water for vodka. Marvin would only work if he got real liquor. See more »
Goofs	Soon after Ben, Pardner, and Mad Jack open their secret "gold mine" underneath No Name City, a young farmer is recruited to help dig. To emphasize the need for secrecy, Mad Jack threatens to shove a stick of dynamite in the farmer's mouth if he blabs. The film is set in 1849 or 1850, before California becomes a state. Dynamite wasn't yet invented (it was patented by Alfred Nobel in 1867). See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002). See more »
Soundtracks	I'm On My Way See more »
Crazy Credits	After the end credits and the Paramount logo, the screen goes black and a closing medley of the songs is heard for several minutes. See more »
Quotes	Mrs. Fenty: You should read the Bible, Mr. Rumson. Ben Rumson: I have read the Bible, Mrs. Fenty. Mrs. Fenty: Didn't that discourage you about drinking? Ben Rumson: No, but it sure killed my appetite for readin'! See more »

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