- United States
- 1971
- 91 minutes
- Color
- 1.85:1
- English
- Spine #608
SYNOPSIS: With the idiosyncratic American fable Harold and Maude, countercultural director Hal Ashby fashioned what would become the cult classic of its era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, Ashby tells the story of the emotional and romantic bond between a death-obsessed young man (Bud Cort) from a wealthy family and a devil-may-care, bohemian octogenarian (Ruth Gordon). Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, Harold and Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class, gender, and age, and it features indelible performances and a remarkable soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Maude | Ruth Gordon |
| Harold | Bud Cort |
| Mrs. Chasen | Vivian Pickles |
| Glaucus | Cyril Cusack |
| Uncle Victor | Chares Tyner |
| Sunshine Doré | Ellen Geer |
| Priest | Eric Christmas |
| Psychiatrist | G. Wood |
| Candy Gulf | Judy Engles |
| Motorcycle officer | Tom Skerritt |
Credits
| Director | Hal Ashby |
| Produced by | Colin Higgins and Charles B. Mulvehill |
| Written by | Colin Higgins |
| Executive producer | Mildred Lewis |
| Director of photography | John Alonzo |
| Songs composed and performed by | Cat Stevens |
| Recordings supervised by | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Film editing | William A. Sawyer and Edward Warschilka |
| Production designer | Michael Haller |
| Costume designer | William Theiss |
| Wardrobe supervisor | Andrea Weaver |
| Makeup | Bob Stein |
| Hair stylist | Kathryn Blondell |
| Sound | William Randall |
| Camera operator | Joe Marquette Jr. |
| Head grip | Charles Record |
| Titles by | Pablo Ferro |
Disc Features
- New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the
Blu-ray edition - Optional remastered stereo soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Hal Ashby biographer Nick Dawson and producer Charles B. Mulvehill
- Illustrated audio excerpts of seminars by Ashby and writer-producer Colin Higgins
- New interview with songwriter Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)









