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Putney Swope

Putney Swope

Up Madison Ave.

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Release Date

7/10/1969

Runtime

85 mins

Genres

Overview

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Homepage

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A gleefully chaotic satire that uses the absurdity of advertising culture as a vehicle for biting commentary on race, power, and institutional hypocrisy. Putney Swope is a wildly imaginative, no-holds-barred attack on corporate America that feels as anarchic and urgent today as it did in 1969.

Mood

AbsurdDefiantAngryPlayful

Themes

RacePowerCorruptionClass

Pacing

Frenetic

Look

Stylized genreDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Arnold Johnson

Arnold Johnson

Putney Swope

Stan Gottlieb

Stan Gottlieb

Nathan

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Elias, Jr.

Archie Russell

Joker

Ramon Gordon

Bissinger

Bert Lawrence

Hawker

Joe Madden

Joe Madden

Mr. Syllables

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

The Arab

Laura Greene

Laura Greene

Mrs. Swope

Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus

Mr. Bad News

Pepi Hermine

Pepi Hermine

President of the United States

Ruth Hermine

First Lady

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