Cat Ballou is a 1965 English-language Comedy Romance motion picture written by Walter Newman and Frank Pierson. The movie is directed by Elliot Silverstein and produced by Harold Hecht under the banner of Harold Hecht Productions. The supporting cast features Tom Nardini, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, and Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye, who together perform the film's theme song, and who appear throughout the film in the form of travelling minstrels or troubadours as a kind of musical Greek chorus and framing device. Cat ballou stars Jane Fonda in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat King Cole, Stubby Kaye and Nat 'king' Cole. The motion picture is based on The Ballad of Cat Ballou 1956 novel by Roy Chanslor. The music was composed by Frank De Vol along with Mack David and Jerry Livingston. Cinematography was done by Jack A. Marta and editing by Charles Nelson. The movie has a running time of 96 minutes. It was released on 24th June 1965 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The motion picture made a box office gross of $20 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Columbia Pictures. At the 1966 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Lee Marvin). At the 1965 Berlin International Film Festival It also won an award for Best Actor (Lee Marvin). At the 1965 Berlin International Film Festival It also won an award for Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People. The supporting cast features Tom Nardini, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, and Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye, who together perform the film's theme song, and who appear throughout the film in the form of travelling minstrels or troubadours as a kind of musical Greek chorus and framing device.