Petulia thumbnail
Petulia
Synopsis
Petulia is Richard Lester's ode to the Swinging Sixties: a time of psychedelic instability when neither those who were square, nor those who were hip, really had it right. George C. Scott is Archie Bollen, a divorced San Francisco doctor in the midst of discovering himself. Julie Christie is Petulia Danner, a peculiar young beauty recently married into an established family. Archie's sterile apartment and detached, bemused manner exemplify his inability to emote. Petulia's forward nature and desperate tenderness betray her fear of her sullen, abusive, pretty-boy husband (Richard Chamberlain). The physician and the newlywed embark on a schizophrenic love affair amid Pepsi references, automated motels, roller derbies, and a cameo by Big Brother and the Holding Company -- but they never achieve the daring to truly change their lives.~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide
Watch at home
Full Credits
  • Director:
    Richard Lester,
  • Writer:
    Lawrence B. Marcus, John Haase,
  • Producer:
    Raymond Wagner, Raymond Wagner,
  • Cinematographer:
    Nicolas Roeg,
  • Editor:
    Antony Gibbs,
  • Executive Producer:
    Don Devlin,
  • Cast:
    Arthur Hill, Julie Christie, Shirley Knight, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Shirley Knight,
  • Associate Producer:
    Denis O'Dell,
  • Camera Operator:
    Freddie Cooper, Paul Wilson,
  • Location Manager:
    Harry Zubrinsky,
  • Property Master:
    Stephen R. Ferry,
  • Sound Editor:
    Don Challis, Francis E. Stahl, Gerry Humphreys,
  • Production Design:
    Tony Walton,
  • Casting:
    Fred Roos, Ann Brebner,
  • Adaptation:
    Barbara Turner,
  • Assistant Director:
    Michael J. Dmytryk, John D. Bloss,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Gustaf Norin,
  • Still Photographer:
    Robert Willoughby,
  • Hairstylist:
    Vivienne Walker,
  • Set Decoration:
    Audrey A. Blasdel,
  • Art Direction:
    Dean Tavoularis,
  • Original Music Composer:
    John Barry, John Barry,
  • Wardrobe Designer:
    Rita Riggs, Ray Summers,
  • Production Manager:
    Emmett Emerson,
  • Novel:
    John Haase,
  • Costume Design:
    Tony Walton, Arlette Nastat,
  • Electrician:
    Gibby Germaine,
  • Lighting Technician:
    Paul Hawkins,
  • Screenplay:
    Lawrence B. Marcus,

Technical specifications

Petulia logo