California Split Promotional poster Directed by Robert Altman Written by Joseph Walsh Produced by Joseph Walsh Robert Altman Starring George Segal Elliott Gould Cinematography Paul Lohmann Edited by O. Nicholas Brown Lou Lombardo Production companies Spelling-Goldberg Productions Won World Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date August 7, 1974 (1974-08-07) Running time 108 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $5 million (US/Canada) (rentals)[1]