Kotch
– Joseph Kotcher, retired salesman, walks out on his son and daughter-in-law after their attempts to p..
Joseph Kotcher, retired salesman, walks out on his son and daughter-in-law after their attempts to put him in a retirement home. He tracks down their babysitter, sacked because she is pregnant, and rents a small house nearby. He finds a new purpose in life. Jack Lemmon's first film as director stars his old friend Walter Matthau.
17 Sep 1971
English
Jack Lemmon
John Paxton (screenplay), Katharine Topkins (novel)
Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman
Avoiding to settle in a nursing home, Joseph Kotcher, a retired salesman, is obliged to leave his son's family. He embarks on a road trip during which he strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenager and begins to understand the true meaning of life as he helps the girl give birth to her child.
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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