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18 October 1973 (USA) moreTagline:
Meet Sam, the wonder man. He's got madness in his closet, everybody in trouble, the police in circles - and the world in his pocket. morePlot:
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Wow, I'd forgotten all about this one moreCast
(Credited cast) | Peter Sellers | ... | Sam |
 | Marjorie Yates | ... | Chrissie Ellis |
| Donna Mullane | ... | Liz |
| John Chaffey | ... | Mark |
| David Daker | ... | Bob Ellis |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Pat Ashton | ... | Mrs. Bonini |
| Pat Beckett | ... | Laundry Lady |
| Patricia Brake | ... | Dog's Home Secretary |
| Candyce Jane Brandl | ... | Laundry Lady |
| Keith Chegwin | ... | Georgie |
| Michael Graham Cox | ... | Park Keeper |
| Don Crown | ... | Busker |
| Katyana Kass | ... | The Ellis Baby |
| Daphne Lawson | ... | Laundry Lady |
| Hilary Pritchard | ... | Laundry Lady |
| Bruce Purchase | ... | Park Policeman |
| Bernie Searle | ... | Dustman |
| Tommy Wright | ... | Dustman |
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110 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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After Keaton, John Mills and then Danny Kaye were considered for the central role before Peter Sellers expressed an interest in the project. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: Sam visits the inside of Chelsea Football Club, but the outside of Fulham Football Club (note the graffiti and the park, which is next to FFC). moreQuotes:
Sam: Inside your head you can build...Mark: A skyscraper
Sam: Aye... a palace. A what?
Mark: An apple.
Sam: An orange.
Mark: A steamboat.
Sam: The lot. If you think with your eyeballs and forget all that rot from teachers and fathers and mothers and cops. That is *private*. It's *yours*.
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"Sometimes it wasn't half as bad as all that, sometimes" Excellent Lionel Bart score adds to new style Peter Sellers, that of serious actor as in Being There. Superb London locations add to moral tale. Ex Vaudevillian Peter Sellers befriends two kids and begins to believe in life again and encourages the two kids from broken home to be more optimistic about life. A truly compassionate film that says despite your circumstances that there will always be someone who cares.