The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1968-05-16
Genre:Comedy
Duration:106 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Gene Saks
Actors:Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner
Production:Paramount Pictures

Overview:

In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.

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