The Fantasticks 60 years old

Neighboring widowers plot to romantically unite their son and daughter by pretending to feud and forbidding the two children to associate with each other. Their scheme works and the two youngsters fall head-over-heels in love. To end their "feud" the fathers hire a bandit and his henchmen to fake an abduction and allow the son to rout the assailants. The plan works, but the two love birds discover that requited love is much less exciting than forbidden romance and they break off their relationship. Matt, the son, resolves to see the world and receives a severe buffeting, while Luisa, the daughter, has an unhappy romance with the bandit, who steals her most precious possession, her mother's necklace. Matt returns, sadder but wiser, and the two former lovers reunite.

Credits

The Fantasticks Cast

Name Character
Stanley Holloway He was 74, 91 years old when he died
Bert Lahr He was 69, 72 years old when he died
Ricardo Montalbán He was 43, 88 years old when he died

The Fantasticks Crew

Name Department
The Fantasticks poster
The Fantasticks (60 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 17, 1964
  • Runtime: 60 minutes