Kotch (1971)


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Kotch
Release Date17 September 1971
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsPalm Springs Aerial Tramway, Palm Springs, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Drama
ThemesUnlikely Friendships, Expecting a Baby
TonesEndearing, Poignant, Understated, Bittersweet, Affectionate
TagsBus Trip, Elderly, Family, Gas Station, Generation Gap, Hospital, Independence, Life Changes, Life Choices, Pregnancy, Retirement, Retirement Home, Single Parent

Kotch is a 1971 American comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It stars Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Joseph P. Kotcher

Deborah Winters
Erica Herzenstiel

Wilma Kotcher

Charles Aidman
Gerald Kotcher

Vera Kotcher

Donald Kowalski
Duncan Kotcher

Dean Kowalski
Duncan Kotcher

Arlen Stuart
Mrs. Fisher

Miss Roberts

James Brodhead
Mr. Weaver

Jessica Rains
Dr. McKernan

Darrell Larson
Vincent Perrin

Pink Motel manager

Dr. Ramon Caudillo

Lucy Saroyan
Sissy

Kim Hamilton
Emma Daly

Tamar Cooper
Nurse at Desert Valley Hospital

Nurse Barons

Paul Fierro
Pablo

Peter Stiel

Mrs. Segura

Janya Braunt
Mrs. Pugh

Dee Carroll
Dorothy Ballinger

Sleeping bus passenger

Director

Producer

John Paxton
writer

Katherine Topkins
novel

Richard Carter
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Richard H. Kline
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Editor

Ralph E. Winters
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Casting Director

Barbara Gallagher
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Art Director

Jack Poplin
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Set Decorator

William Kiernan
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Costume Designer

John A. Anderson
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Makeup Department

Jean Austin
hair stylist

Harry Ray
makeup artist

Production Manager

Leon Chooluck
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Harry Hogan III
assistant director

Art Department

Richard M. Rubin
property master

Sound Department

Jack Solomon
sound

Frank E. Warner
sound effects

Special Effects

Jack Erickson
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Kenneth Adams
key grip

Ruth Carier
location still photographer

Tim Griffith
gaffer

Robert Willoughby
special still photographer

Editorial Department

Irving Rosenblum
assistant film editor

Music Department

orchestrator

Leo Shuken
orchestrator

Dan Wallin
score mixer

Other Crew

Maria Luisa Alcaraz
production coordinator

Alan DeWitt
dialogue director

Susan Dworsky
special properties

Henry L. Jaffe
technical advisor

Jeremy Lepard
title designer

Joseph Mazzuca
script supervisor

Production Company

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
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Kotch Company Productions
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Distributor

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Cinerama Releasing Corporation






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