The Green Man (1956)

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80 min - Comedy - 21 December 1956 (France)

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Work has been going with a bang for freelance assassin Hawkins but a job in England just after the war is a different matter... See full summary »

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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Alastair Sim	...	Hawkins
	George Cole	...	William Blake
	Terry-Thomas	...	Charles Boughtflower
	Jill Adams	...	Ann Vincent
	Raymond Huntley	...	Sir Gregory Upshott
	Colin Gordon	...	Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
	Avril Angers	...	Marigold
	Eileen Moore	...	Joan Wood
	Dora Bryan	...	Lily
	John Chandos	...	McKechnie
	Cyril Chamberlain	...	Sgt. Bassett
	Richard Wattis	...	Doctor
	Vivien Wood	...	Leader of Trio
	Marie Burke	...	Felicity
	Lucy Griffiths	...	Annabel

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Work has been going with a bang for freelance assassin Hawkins but a job in England just after the war is a different matter. His apparently easy target, a pompous government minister, is off for some hanky-panky at the Green Man on the south coast, where Hawkins is planning to retire him for good. But before he can get on with this the hit-man has a procession of unwanted visitors at home to dispose of - one way or another. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Color In Title | Black Comedy | Beautiful Woman | Based On Play

Taglines:

The Kind of Picture the British Have a Way With...Things Like Very Merry Murders...Very Unusual Characters...Very Sly Sex...And All Combined in an Uproar of Laughs and Suspense

Genres:

Comedy

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English

Release Date:

21 December 1956 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Assassino di fiducia See more »

Filming Locations:

Littleton House, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grenadier Films Ltd. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Basil Dearden had a hand in the direction. See more »

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Remade as "Au théâtre ce soir: Cherchez le corps, Mister Blake" (1971) See more »

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"Gaudeamus igitur"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Heard when the school photo is seen at the start of the film. See more »

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