Paint Your Wagon
“Stake Your Claim To The Musical Goldmine of '69!”
Synopsis
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
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"Paint Your Wagon" Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2010-05-04
Top Cast
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Lee Marvin
Ben Rumson
Clint Eastwood
"Pardner"
Jean Seberg
Elizabeth Woodling
Ray Walston
"Mad Jack" Duncan
Harve Presnell
"Rotten Luck Willie"
Tom Ligon
Horton Fenty
Alan Dexter
Parson
Terry Jenkins
Joe Mooney
Paula Trueman
Mrs. Fenty
H.B. Haggerty
Steve Bull
Benny Baker
Haywood Holbrook
William O'Connell
Horace Tabor
Geoffrey Norman
Foster
Robert Easton
Ezra Atwell
Alan Baxter
Mr. Fenty
Karl Bruck
Schermerhorn
John Mitchum
Jacob Woodling
Sue Casey
Sarah Woodling
Release History & Theatrical Window
October 15, 1969
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$20M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$31.7M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.58x
+$11.7M net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Joshua Logan
- Screenplay & Story
- Alan Jay Lerner
- Original Score
- Nelson Riddle, Frederick Loewe
- Original Title
- Paint Your Wagon
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English, German
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Production Budget
- $20M
- Worldwide Gross
- $31.7M
- Production Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Alan Jay Lerner Productions, Malpaso Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Joshua Logan
Alan Jay Lerner, Paddy Chayefsky, Cheryl Crawford
Nelson Riddle, Frederick Loewe
William A. Fraker
Robert C. Jones
Alan Jay Lerner
Department Leadership Roster
Joshua Logan
Director
Alan Jay Lerner
Screenplay
Alan Jay Lerner
Producer
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Robert C. Jones
Editor
John Truscott
Production Design
John Truscott
Costume Design
Nelson Riddle
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned — May contain intense action, language, or mature themes.
International Certification Matrix
Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.
FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.
Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
Parents Strongly Cautioned — May contain intense action, language, or mature themes.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Paint Your Wagon
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Paint Your Wagon about?
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
Who directed Paint Your Wagon?
Paint Your Wagon was directed by Joshua Logan.
Who stars in Paint Your Wagon?
The principal cast of Paint Your Wagon includes Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Ray Walston, Harve Presnell.
When was Paint Your Wagon released and how long is it?
Paint Your Wagon was released in 1969 with a total runtime of 2h 44m.
What was the box office and production budget of Paint Your Wagon?
Paint Your Wagon had a reported production budget of $20M and grossed $31.7M at the worldwide box office (1.58 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
Who composed the musical score for Paint Your Wagon?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Paint Your Wagon was composed by Nelson Riddle, Frederick Loewe.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Paint Your Wagon?
Paint Your Wagon holds official age classifications: AU: PG (Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.); DE: 16 (FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.); GB: PG (Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.); US: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned — May contain intense action, language, or mature themes.).