It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 60 years old

The comedy event of the century, In glorious 70mm!

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.

Credits

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Cast

Name Character
Peter Falk He was 36, 83 years old when he died as Third Cab Driver
Dick Shawn He was 39, 63 years old when he died as Sylvester Marcus
Buster Keaton He was 68, 70 years old when he died as Jimmy the Crook
Jim Backus He was 50, 76 years old when he died as Tyler Fitzgerald
Andy Devine He was 58, 71 years old when he died as Sheriff of Crockett County
Chick Chandler He was 58, 83 years old when he died as Detective Outside Chinese Laundromat
Buddy Hackett He was 39, 78 years old when he died as Benjy Benjamin
Mickey Rooney He was 43, 93 years old when he died as Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Jonathan Winters He was 37, 87 years old when he died as Lennie Pike
Don Knotts He was 39, 81 years old when he died as Nervous Motorist
Carl Reiner He was 41, now 102 years old as Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo
Milton Berle He was 55, 93 years old when he died as J. Russell Finch
Norman Fell He was 39, 74 years old when he died as Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Jimmy Durante He was 70, 86 years old when he died as Smiler Grogan
Joe DeRita He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Airport Firemen #3
Mike Mazurki He was 55, 82 years old when he died as Miner
Spencer Tracy He was 63, 67 years old when he died as Capt. C. G. Culpepper
Madlyn Rhue She was 28, 68 years old when she died as Secretary Schwartz
Arnold Stang He was 45, 91 years old when he died as Ray
Larry Fine He was 61, 72 years old when he died as Airport Firemen #2
Dorothy Provine She was 28, 75 years old when she died as Emeline Marcus-Finch
Cliff Norton He was 45, 84 years old when he died as Reporter
Jack Benny He was 69, 80 years old when he died as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
Jesse White He was 46, 80 years old when he died as Air Traffic Controller
Charles McGraw He was 49, 66 years old when he died as Lt. Matthews
Charles Lane He was 58, 102 years old when he died as Airport Manager
Ethel Merman She was 55, 76 years old when she died as Mrs. Marcus
Selma Diamond She was 43, 64 years old when she died as Ginger Culpepper (voice)
Ben Blue He was 62, 73 years old when he died as Biplane Pilot
Phil Silvers He was 52, 74 years old when he died as Otto Meyer
Leo Gorcey He was 46, 51 years old when he died as First Cab Driver
Lloyd Corrigan He was 63, 69 years old when he died as The Mayor
Marvin Kaplan He was 36, 89 years old when he died as Irwin
Jerry Lewis He was 37, 91 years old when he died as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
Edward Everett Horton He was 77, 84 years old when he died as Mr. Dinckler
William Demarest He was 71, 91 years old when he died as Police Chief Aloysius
Doodles Weaver He was 52, 71 years old when he died as Hardware Store Clerk
Nick Stewart He was 53, 90 years old when he died as Driver run off highway
Stan Freberg He was 37, 88 years old when he died as Deputy Sheriff
Edie Adams She was 36, 81 years old when she died as Monica Crump
Terry-Thomas He was 52, 78 years old when he died as J. Algernon Hawthorne
ZaSu Pitts She was 69, 69 years old when she died as Gertie - Switchboard Operator
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson He was 58, 71 years old when he died as Second Cab Driver
Sid Caesar He was 41, 91 years old when he died as Melville Crump, DDS
Sterling Holloway He was 58, 87 years old when he died as Fire Chief
Alan Carney He was 53, 63 years old when he died as Police Sergeant
Barrie Chase She was 30, now 90 years old as Sylvester's Girlfriend
Moe Howard He was 66, 77 years old when he died as Airport Firemen #1
Roy Roberts He was 57, 69 years old when he died as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
Joe E. Brown He was 72, 81 years old when he died as Union Official
Paul Ford He was 62, 74 years old when he died as Col. Wilberforce
Louise Glenn as Billie Sue Culpepper (voice)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Crew

Name Department
Rudolph Sternad as Production Design. He was 57 (56) years old when He died Art
Ernest Laszlo as Director of Photography. He was 65 (85) years old when He died Camera
Frederic Knudtson as Editor. He was 57 (57) years old when He died Editing
Joseph Kish as Set Decoration. He was 64 (69) years old when He died Art
Gene Fowler, Jr. as Editor. He was 46 (80) years old when He died Editing
Tania Rose as Screenplay. Writing
Ernest Gold as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (77) years old when He died Sound
Bill Thomas as Costume Design. He was 21 (58) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Bud Westmore as Makeup Artist. He was 45 (55) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Robert C. Jones as Editor. He was 26 (now 87) years old Editing
Gordon Gurnee as Art Direction. Art
George Lane as Makeup Artist. He was 48 (95) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (60 years)

The comedy event of the century, In glorious 70mm!

  • Release day: Thursday, November 07, 1963
  • Runtime: 163 minutes
  • Budget: 9400000.00
  • Revenue: 60000000.00