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I just finished watching this film and I HAD to write about it.
The title with so many "mad" in it is perfect. This film is wild to the exact meaning of the word.
Stanley Kramer, a director so well known about his extraordinary dramas, such as Judgment at Nuremberg, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and To Sir With Love, presents us with this magnificent comedy, not very typical of him, a very pleasant surprise.
But the credits must not all go to the director, because the cast is equally great: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Ceasar, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, and last but not least, my favorite, Terry-Thomas are some of the main names in this film and also the greatest names of comedy back in the 50's and 60's.
A group of people, who happened to be travelling each one to a different place, see a car crash, they all go help the victim. Unfortunately, it's a bit too late and the man is dying, but not before revealing there's a huge fortune (for those days anyway) buried under a big "W". Now, is every man for himself in a greedy and comic race against time to see who will get to the money first.
One of the funniest films I have ever seen, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World delivers what it promises and it doesn't disappoint for a minute.
10/10
