Putney Swope
1969 film by Robert Downey, Sr. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Putney Swope is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption.
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Directed by | Robert Downey Sr. |
Written by | Robert Downey Sr. |
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Starring | Arnold Johnson |
Cinematography | Gerald Cotts |
Edited by | Bud S. Smith |
Music by | Charley Cuva |
Production company | Herald Productions |
Distributed by | Cinema V |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $120,000 |
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In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".