Salt and Pepper (film)

Salt and Pepper
Directed byRichard Donner
Written byMichael Pertwee
Produced byMilton Ebbins
StarringSammy Davis Jr.
Peter Lawford
Michael Bates
CinematographyKen Higgins
Edited byJack Slade
Music byJohn Dankworth
Production
companies
Chrislaw Productions
Trace-Mark Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • 3 July 1968 (1968-07-03) (Sweden)
  • 21 June 1968 (1968-06-21) (US)
Running time
102 minutes
Country
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,750,000 (US/Canada rentals)

Salt and Pepper (also known as Salt & Pepper) is a 1968 buddy spy comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Michael Pertwee. It stars Rat Pack members Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford as Charlie Salt and Chris Pepper, owners of a Swinging London nightclub that become embroiled in a political conspiracy.

An American and British co-production, the film was released by United Artists on June 21, 1968. It received mixed reviews but was a commercial success and spawned a sequel, One More Time (1970).