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O Lucky Man! (1973)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Fantasy  -  20 June 1973 (USA)
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This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, ... See full summary »

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Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation thief
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Tea Lady / Neighbour
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Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
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Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army major
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Mrs. Ball / Salvationist / Vicar'w Wife
Michael Bangerter ...
William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released prisoner
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John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive
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Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male nurse
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Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
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This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, giving the film a stagy tone. Written by Philip Brubaker <coda@nando.net>

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Smile while you're makin' it. Laugh while you're takin' it. Even though you're fakin' it. Nobody's gonna know...

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Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Music

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The "Meths drinkers" are extreme, down and out alcoholics - what Americans might refer to as "skid row" bums. They drink 'methylated spirit', or "wood alcohol", which is very cheap, a poisonous variety of alcohol used as a fuel for lanterns and stoves and as a cleaning fluid and solvent. It is a nerve poison, which often causes blindness, so only those so poor and hard up for a drink that they will knowingly drink poison will drink it if nothing else can be found. (American down-and-outs often drink what is called "squeeze", made by squeezing the methyl alcohol liquid out of "canned heat" ("Sterno" brand is one such) heating gel. See more »

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The roof of the car is dented by Travis standing on it outside the Government Facility, yet when he returns it is in the process of being destroyed, yet the dent is gone. See more »

Quotes

Michael Arnold Travis: [Chatting up factory girl] Do you realize this Nigerian coffee is being packed straight back to Nigeria?
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"O Lucky Man!"
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The Test Of Time
26 August 2005 | by (Rome, Italy) – See all my reviews

It became my favorite film the day I saw it for the first time, 22 years ago! It still is. I saw it again on video a week ago and here it is, traveling through my brain as a familiar song with constant new messages. Malcolm McDowell and Lindsay Anderson had blown us away with "If..." a couple of years before. But if "If..." was the courting, marriage and honeymoon of two great artists, "O Lucky Man" is a confirmation of a great love story. I know there are a few other members of this menage, David Sherwin for instance or the amazing group of superb British character actors from Mona Washbourne to Helen Mirren but the incomparable presence of McDowell inhabiting Anderson's universe makes this "O Lucky Man" one of the happiest movie adventures of my movie going life. As you may have noticed, I haven't told you anything about the film, I just wanted to share my thoughts hoping to wet your appetite. If you haven't seen it, don't miss it.


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