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Penelope is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Arthur Hiller released in USA on 10 november 1966 with Natalie Wood

Penelope (1966)

Penelope
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Released in USA 10 november 1966
Length 1h37
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Comedy thriller,    Crime
Rating61% 3.09853.09853.09853.09853.0985

Penelope is a 1966 comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Peter Falk, Jonathan Winters, and Dick Shawn. A novelisation of the screenplay was written by Howard Melvin Fast writing under the pseudonym "E. V. Cunningham".

Synopsis

Penelope Elcott (Natalie Wood) is the wife of wealthy banker James Elcott (Ian Bannen). Penelope decides to disguise herself as an old woman and rob her husband's bank. While the police, including Lieutenant Horatio Bixbee (Peter Falk), rush to get to the bank, Penelope escapes in a red wig and yellow suit. She donates some of the stolen money to a Salvation Army worker and donates the suit to a second-hand thrift shop. Con artists Sabada (Lila Kedrova) and Ducky (Lou Jacobi) immediately recognize the suit as an original designer outfit from Paris, and purchase it for a mere $7.

Actors

Natalie Wood

(Penelope)
Ian Bannen

(James B. Elcott)
Peter Falk

(Lt. Horatio Bixbee)
Carl Ballantine

(Boom Boom)
Jerome Cowan

(Bank Manager)
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