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6.3/10   212 votes
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Director:
Albert Finney
Writer:
Shelagh Delaney (writer)
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Release Date:
11 February 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama
Plot:
A married writer has an affair with his secretary. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
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User Comments:
The distinction of the British classes... more (7 total)

Cast

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Albert Finney ... Charlie Bubbles
Colin Blakely ... Smokey Pickles
Billie Whitelaw ... Lottie Bubbles

Liza Minnelli ... Eliza
Timothy Garland ... Jack Bubbles
Richard Pearson ... Accountant
Nicholas Phipps ... Agent
Peter Sallis ... Solicitor
Charles Hill ... Head Waiter
Charles Lamb ... Mr. Noseworthy
Margery Mason ... Mrs. Noseworthy
Diana Coupland ... Maud
George Innes ... Garage Attendant
Arthur Pentelow ... Man With Car
Alan Lake ... Airman
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:18A (Ontario) | Finland:S | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK more
Company:
Memorial Enterprises more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Charlie Bubbles: The back door was wide open. Anybody could have walked in instead of me. You might have got a sex maniac.
Lottie Bubbles: Not with my luck.
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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
The distinction of the British classes..., 17 February 2007
5/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Interesting but ultimately unmoving drama (with quirks) has the title-named character, a rich writer who lives in plushy comfort, unable to get over his guilt of having money. When Charlie visits his Northern haunts, where the streets are filled with potholes and the surroundings match the sky--all in gray--we wonder, "Why is he so obsessed with his early poverty?" and "Why can't he get on with his life?" Director-star Albert Finney doesn't give us much to go on (or maybe you have to be British to understand the symbols inherent in British society) and most of his film feels like a put-on. Liza Minnelli has a small part as an American secretary, and she occasionally pushes her kooky "Americanisms" too far; however, though the role isn't much, Minnelli has a strange, slightly zonked/slightly exotic presence, and when she performs in a low-key she's appealing. As Mrs. Bubbles, Billie Whitelaw got most of the acclaim, but it's Liza we remember. As for the much-talked about finale, I thought it profound in its fantastic way, but, like the rest of "Charlie Bubbles", it exists to please and understand itself, leaving the rest of us on the outside looking in. ** from ****

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