Pete 'n' Tillie

Pete 'n' Tillie
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Martin Ritt
Produced by	Julius J. Epstein
Written by	Peter De Vries (story) Julius J. Epstein
Starring	Walter Matthau Carol Burnett
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	December 17, 1972
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Pete 'n' Tillie is a comedy-drama film released in 1972. It stars Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett in the title roles. Its advertising tagline was "Honeymoon's over. It's time to get married."

1 Plot
2 Awards and nominations
3 Cast
4 External links

Plot

Pete (Mathau) and Tillie (Burnett) marry, have a child and have their marriage tested by the child's death (Lee Montgomery).

Awards and nominations

It was nominated for two Academy Awards, Julius J. Epstein for Adapted Screenplay and Geraldine Page for Supporting Actress.

Walter Matthau won the 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this and for Charley Varrick

Cast

Walter Matthau as Pete
Carol Burnett as Tillie
Geraldine Page as Gertrude
Barry Nelson as Burt
Rene Auberjonois as Jimmy Twitchell

External links

Pete 'n' Tillie at the Internet Movie Database
Pete 'n' Tillie at Allmovie

v • d • e Films directed by Martin Ritt

1950s	Edge of the City (1957) · No Down Payment (1957) · The Long, Hot Summer (1958) · The Black Orchid (1958) · The Sound and the Fury (1959)

1960s	5 Branded Women (1960) · Paris Blues (1961) · Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) · Hud (1963) · The Outrage (1964) · The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) · Hombre (1967) · The Brotherhood (1968)

1970s	The Molly Maguires (1970) · The Great White Hope (1970) · Sounder (1972) · Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) · Casey's Shadow (1978) · Norma Rae (1979)

1980s	Back Roads (1981) · Cross Creek (1983) · Murphy's Romance (1985) · Nuts (1987)

1990s	Stanley & Iris (1990)