Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)

The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.

Director:

Steve Roberts

Writers:

Vivian Stanshall (screenplay), Steve Roberts (screenplay),

Stars:

Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trevor Howard	...	Sir Henry Rawlinson
Patrick Magee	...	Reverend Slodden
Denise Coffey	...	Mrs. E.
J.G. Devlin	...	Old Scrotum
Harry Fowler	...	Buller Bullethead
Sheila Reid	...	Lady Florrie Rawlinson
Vivian Stanshall	...	Hubert Rawlinson / Narrator
Suzanne Danielle	...	Candice Rawlinson
Daniel Gerroll	...	Ralph Rawlinson
Ben Aris	...	Lord Tarquin of Staines
Liz Smith	...	Lady Phillipa of Staines
Jeremy Child	...	Peregrine Maynard
Susan Porrett	...	Porcelain
Gary Waldhorn	...	Max
Simon Jones	...	Joachim

Storyline

The very eccentric English peer Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts, with the help of his mad family & servants, to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert.

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Plot Keywords:

eccentric | ghost | alcoholic | english nobility | pow | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charisma Films, Virgin Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (Sepia)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vivian Stanshall was reportedly drunk most days when making this project.

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Quotes

Sir Henry: If a thing is worth doing, it is worth forcing someone else to do it.

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Crazy Credits

Gums ..................... Himself

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Soundtracks

"Papadumb"
Written by Vivian Stanshall
By kind permission of Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
© 1978 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

User Reviews

Anonymous Bosch

I saw this film in the Cinecenta in Panton Street when it was first released. I was so surprised that I went back in to watch it a second time. That was probably not the best use of £3.25 but I didn't regret the spending of it. I have seen it many times since and am still filled with that original sense of awe and mystification. And I love to share it. The sheer poetry and feeling of Theatre de Absurdisme. The unpredictability and blunt refusal to genuflect at the altar of political correctness (gone mad).

I recently had the opportunity of watching it with an American film buff. At the end he turned to me and asked "Can you tell me what that was about?" From this I gathered that American film buffs need to know about things like themes and analysis. Anyway, the answer still is that I don't know what this film is "about", any more than I know what my son's haircut is "about".

Some years ago I had the chance to ask Vernon Dudley Bowhay-Nowell (the ukulele player who gets stabbed with the bison horn) what it was all about. He didn't know either.