Movie

Cold Turkey

“See the hilarious BATTLE OF THE BUTT!”

★ 6.3(29)19711h 39m

Comedy

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Cold Turkey is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Switzerland. Availability checked 15 June 2026.

Where to watch Cold Turkey

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Good to know

Director: Norman Lear
Release date: 1971-02-19
Runtime: 1h 39m
Language: English
Box office: $11,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Tandem Productions

Cold Turkey — trailer

About Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey is a 1971 movie in the Comedy genre, directed by Norman Lear, starring Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott and Tom Poston. It has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.3/10 from 29 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Cold Turkey in Switzerland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.

Cast

Dick Van Dyke

Rev. Clayton Brooks

Pippa Scott

Natalie Brooks

Tom Poston

Mr. Stopworth

Edward Everett Horton

Hiram C. Grayson

Bob Elliott

Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy

Vincent Gardenia

Mayor Wappler

Barnard Hughes

Dr. Proctor

Graham Jarvis

Amos Bush

Jean Stapleton

Mrs. Wappler

Paul Benedict

Zen Buddhist

Judith Lowry

Odie Turman

Bob Newhart

Merwin Wren

Themes & keywords

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