''The Art of Marriage'' is a 1970 American
white coater film directed by
Sean S. Cunningham in his
directorial debut
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.
Production
Sean Cunningham, a
Broadway
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director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
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* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
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, went into the film business in 1969. He gathered three crew members, and with a budget of $3,500, he shot ''The Art of Marriage''. He said that he had no idea of what he was doing when he filmed the movie. He did not even think he had to have three crew members.
Release
The film was released in a couple of
theater
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s in 1970. Word-of-mouth made it a hit by the standards of its time, grossing $100,000. Cunningham used $50,000 from the profits to rent his first office.
The production also attracted the interest of filmmaker
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural imp ...
, who in 1971 would be an
associate producer
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on Cunningham's next movie
''Together''—Craven's first film credit.
See also
*
List of American films of 1970
This is a list of American films released in 1970.
''Patton'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was ''Airport''.
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See also
* 1970 in ...
External links
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1970 films
Films directed by Sean S. Cunningham
1970 directorial debut films
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
Films produced by Sean S. Cunningham
Films with screenplays by Sean S. Cunningham
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