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Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968)
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The film is so-so but the story is wonderful moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robin Phillips | ... | Paul Pennyfeather |
| Michael Elwyn | ... | Alastair Vane-Trumpington |
| Norman Scace | ... | Dean |
| John Glyn-Jones | ... | Warden |
| Donald Layne-Smith | ... | Bursar |
| John Cater | ... | Blackall |
| Kenneth Griffith | ... | Mr. Church |
| Donald Wolfit | ... | Dr. Augustus Fagan |
| Colin Blakely | ... | Solomon Philbrick |
| Jonathan Collins | ... | Clutterbuck |
| Robert Harris | ... | Prendergast |
| Leo McKern | ... | Capt. Grimes |
| Michael Newport | ... | Lord Tangent |
| Patience Collier | ... | Flossie Fagan |
| David Macalister | ... | Peter Beste-Chetwynde |
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Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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This is a film that deserves to be available on DVD or at least on VHS because it's a reasonable--not great, but reasonable--attempt at bringing Waugh's delicious novel to the screen. It shows its basis in the 60s clearly, and the acting talent walks through the production (although these are actors who by and large are incapable of doing a BAD job, they could certainly do better) without exerting themselves unduly.
Yes, the director is mediocre, the cinematography is workmanlike but not inspired, and it goes without saying that the novel is far better than the film. Having said all this, I would recommend this effort as worth a watch because, even with all its failings, it's still a highly entertaining story.