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What a Way to Go!
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<p><i>What a Way to Go!</i> is a 1964 American <a href="/facts/Black_comedy/HyjoJzFA">black comedy</a> film directed by <a href="/facts/J._Lee_Thompson/sdTflXvs">J. Lee Thompson</a> and starring <a href="/facts/Shirley_MacLaine/hECY546J">Shirley MacLaine</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_Newman/fxGNhNKI">Paul Newman</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Mitchum/4cvFW5ur">Robert Mitchum</a>, <a href="/facts/Dean_Martin/P6n5lH6s">Dean Martin</a>, <a href="/facts/Gene_Kelly/sKNa3c7n">Gene Kelly</a>, <a href="/facts/Bob_Cummings/cPJSlunk">Bob Cummings</a> and <a href="/facts/Dick_Van_Dyke/26F0rC2s">Dick Van Dyke</a>. </p><p>In the film, a wealthy widow wants to donate most of her fortune to the <a href="/facts/Internal_Revenue_Service/GBdRoslU">Internal Revenue Service</a>. She narrates her life story to her <a href="/facts/Psychiatrist/hS7EnAU6">psychiatrist</a>. Each of her past husbands found wealth and success, but met with tragic deaths. She thinks she is cursed, and she would instead prefer a "simple life" inspired by the writings of <a href="/facts/Henry_David_Thoreau/pVoPIsK3">Henry David Thoreau</a>. </p>