Harold and Maude

Summary

Harold and Maude is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,479 views/month, #929 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harold and Maude's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Harold and Maude was directed by Hal Ashby^[4].
• Colin Higgins wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude^[5].
• Harold and Maude's composer is recorded as Cat Stevens^[6].
• Harold and Maude is associated with the New Hollywood movement^[7].
• Harold and Maude's genre is romantic comedy^[8].
• Harold and Maude's genre is buddy film^[9].
• Harold and Maude's genre is comedy drama^[10].
• Harold and Maude's genre is drama film^[11].
• Harold and Maude's genre is social comedy film^[12].
• Harold and Maude's genre is satirical film^[13].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was Bud Cort^[14].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was Ruth Gordon^[15].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was Cyril Cusack^[16].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was Eric Christmas^[17].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was G. Wood^[18].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was Tom Skerritt^[19].
• A cast member of Harold and Maude was Ellen Geer^[20].
• Harold and Maude was produced by Colin Higgins^[21].
• Harold and Maude was performed by Cat Stevens^[22].
• Harold and Maude's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[23].
• Harold and Maude's director of photography is recorded as John A. Alonzo^[24].
• Harold and Maude is part of National Film Registry^[25].
• The original language of Harold and Maude was English^[26].
• Harold and Maude was distributed by video on demand^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation, Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1972^[30]

• Genre(s): folk, folk rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: folk, folk rock, rock, soundtrack^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3cd2eab5-5081-3524-aaad-a651a1756b06^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Harold and Maude was Cat Stevens^[22]. It was produced by Colin Higgins^[21]. It was directed by Hal Ashby^[4]. Colin Higgins wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Bud Cort^[14], Ruth Gordon^[15], Cyril Cusack^[16], Eric Christmas^[17], G. Wood^[18], and Tom Skerritt^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1971^[34] and April 19, 1974^[35]. The original language of Harold and Maude was English^[26]. Genres include romantic comedy^[8], buddy film^[9], comedy drama^[10], drama film^[11], social comedy film^[12], and satirical film^[13]. It is part of National Film Registry^[25]. It was distributed by video on demand^[27].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include suicide^[36], old age^[37], social alienation^[38], outsider^[39], society of the United States^[40], and upper class^[41]. Harold and Maude is associated with the New Hollywood movement^[7].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10^[42] and 86%^[43].

Why It Matters

Harold and Maude ranks in the top 0.99% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,479 views/month, #929 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]