"Felix" (Jack Lemmon) and "Oscar" (Walter Matthau) are best pals who get together once a week with their friends to play poker and shoot the breeze. Their friendship is about to be severely tested, though, when the former man announced that he has split up with his wife. "Oscar" rides to the rescue with an offer for him to move in with him, and what now ensues are a cleverly written, and generally entertaining,…
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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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Jack Lemmon
Felix Ungar
Walter Matthau
Oscar Madison
John Fiedler
Vinnie
Herb Edelman
Murray
David Sheiner
Roy
Monica Evans
Cecily
Carole Shelley
Gwendolyn
Iris Adrian
Waitress
Billie Bird
Chambermaid (uncredited)
Angelique Pettyjohn
Go-go Dancer (uncredited)
Heywood Hale Broun
Sports Journalist (uncredited)
Larry Haines
'Speed'
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What is The Odd Couple about?
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…
When was The Odd Couple released?
The Odd Couple was released in 1968.
What genres does The Odd Couple belong to?
The Odd Couple is categorised as Comedy.
Who stars in The Odd Couple?
The cast of The Odd Couple includes Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner.