Stand Up and Be Counted

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Stand Up and Be Counted
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Directed by Jackie Cooper
Written by Bernard Slade
Produced by M. J. Frankovich
Starring Jacqueline Bisset
Stella Stevens
Cinematography Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by Harold F. Kress
Music by Ernie Wilkins
Production
company
Frankovich Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 1972 (1972-05)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stand Up and Be Counted is a 1972 American comedy film directed by Jackie Cooper and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Stella Stevens. It features the recording of "I Am Woman" (1971) by Helen Reddy.

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