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Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
Screenplay by | Gabrielle Upton |
Based on | Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas 1957 novel by Frederick Kohner |
Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil |
Starring | Sandra Dee James Darren Cliff Robertson |
Cinematography | Burnett Guffey, ASC |
Edited by | William A. Lyon |
Music by | Theme: Fred Karger (music) Patti Washington (lyrics) |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.5 million (est. US /Canada rentals)[1][2] |
Gidget is a 1959 American romantic comedy teen movie about living in California. It is about a teenage girl who goes surfing. She has a romance with a young surfer.
The movie stars Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, and pop singer James Darren. The movie was based on a novel by Frederick Kohner titled Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The movie was directed by Paul Wendkos.