HAROLD AND MAUDE Original Daybill Movie Poster Ruth Gordon Bud Cort

Harold and Maude (1971)

Directed by Hal Ashby.

With Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer

Harold and Maude is a 1971 American coming-of-age dark comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot revolves around the exploits of a young man in his early 20s named Harold Chasen who is intrigued with death.