The April Fools
“He has a wife. She has a husband. With so much in common they just have to fall in love.”
1969 · 1 h 35 min
Stuart RosenbergCast
Jack Lemmon 
Catherine Deneuve 
Peter Lawford 
Jack Weston 
Myrna Loy 
Charles Boyer
Credits
Written by: Hal Dresner
Plot
Newly promoted, if none too happily married, Howard falls for another man's wife at a party, and they run off.
Sinekatalog’s take
Stuart Rosenberg's romantic comedy, with Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve, is sweet but wispy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (1,844 votes)
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