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A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | No date listed |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 7 November 1963 (Canada, Sweden and the United States) |
Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.
| Country | In cinemas | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 7 Nov 1963 | – |
| Sweden | 7 Nov 1963 | – |
| United States | 7 Nov 1963 | 21 Jan 2014 |
| United Kingdom | 2 Dec 1963 | – |
| Austria | 19 Dec 1963 | – |
| Germany | 19 Dec 1963 | – |
| Japan | 28 Dec 1963 | – |
| France | 8 Jan 1964 | – |
| Hong Kong | 23 Jan 1964 | – |
| Australia | 3 Dec 1964 | – |
| Brazil | 1 Jan 1965 | – |
| Portugal | 10 May 1965 | – |
| Ireland | 28 May 1965 | – |
| Russia | 24 Jan 1966 | – |
| Mexico | 3 Mar 1966 | – |
| Romania | 19 Feb 1968 | – |
| Hungary | 1 Jan 1978 | – |
| Russia | – | 26 Feb 2003 |
| Netherlands | – | 1 Jan 2005 |
Every release in New Zealand this month · digital · physical
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