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When an English businessman (Cary Grant, in his final performance) arrives in Tokyo, the influx of tourists for the upcoming Olympic Games makes it impossible to find lodging. He is able to talk his way into sharing an apartment with a beautiful British woman (Samantha Eggar) and finds himself matchmaking between her and an .. Read more

Starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, John Standing
Director Charles Walters
Genres Comedy, Romance

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Walk, Don't Run

When an English businessman (Cary Grant, in his final performance) arrives in Tokyo, the influx of tourists for the upcoming Olympic Games makes it impossible to find lodging. He is able to talk his way into sharing an apartment with a beautiful British woman (Samantha Eggar) and finds himself matchmaking between her and an American Olympic Athlete (Jim Hutton). Music by Quincy Jones.

Starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, John Standing
Director Charles Walters
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 29 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate U.gif
Genres Comedy, Romance
Language English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Turkish
Released DVD: 03 Oct 2005
Production year: 1966
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Walk, Don't Run

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Cary Grant is as magically urbane as ever in his final movie, but, sadly, leaves the romance to the youngsters in this so-so comedy set during the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Samantha Eggar plays the embassy secretary with whom British industrialist Grant lodges, and Jim Hutton the member of the American Olympic squad he introduces into her life. A remake of the 1943 film The More the Merrier, it's lower on laughs but notable for Grant's sleek charm, though as a matchmaker he isn't a patch on Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly!.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Witless reprise of The More the Merrier, notable only for the Tokyo backgrounds and for Cary Grant's farewell appearance.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Pure saturday afternoon entertainment!

    What a fab, fun movie! It's simple, simply makes you smile. Totally frivolous and enjoyable! I was quite surprised how much I enjoyed it, in a very simple, light-hearted way.

      • louise from Sevenoaks, England
      • Posted 07 Dec 2005 23:23

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  • Rated - 1 star

    Why did you do it Cary?

    The only star I can give this appalling film is for Cary Grant - whose charisma manages to give a lift even to material this bad. The script is leaden, the plot is witless, the characters are not given characters merely clunking devices to crank an implausible plot slowly towards a stale denouement. No wonder the careers of Grant's co-stars plummeted into telly oblivion. Why on earth did Cary Grant agree to do it? They must have given him a huge cheque before he slipped elegantly into retirement.

      • A customer from london
      • Posted 16 Dec 2008 22:19

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