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Release Date:
7 August 1981 (Brazil) moreTagline:
Not everyone who drinks is a poet, some of us drink because we're not. morePlot:
Arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. He is also the heir to a vast fortune which... more | full synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(49 articles)
Rip: Lou Jacobi (From Cinematical. 28 October 2009, 3:18 PM, PDT)
Character Actor Lou Jacobi Dead At Age 95
(From CinemaRetro. 27 October 2009, 4:25 AM, PDT)
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A charmer more (79 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dudley Moore | ... | Arthur Bach | |
| Liza Minnelli | ... | Linda Marolla | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Hobson | |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | ... | Martha Bach | |
| Jill Eikenberry | ... | Susan Johnson | |
| Stephen Elliott | ... | Burt Johnson | |
| Ted Ross | ... | Bitterman | |
| Barney Martin | ... | Ralph Marolla | |
| Thomas Barbour | ... | Stanford Bach | |
| Anne De Salvo | ... | Gloria - Hooker | |
| Marjorie Barnes | ... | Hooker | |
| Dillon Evans | ... | Plaza Maitre d' | |
| Maurice Copeland | ... | Uncle Peter Bach | |
| Justine Johnston | ... | Aunt Pearl Bach | |
| Paul Vincent | ... | Plaza Waiter |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
97 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Norway:12 (1981) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PGFun Stuff
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Continuity: Position of Arthur's top hat changes in the bathtub scene after Hobson places it on the edge. moreSoundtrack:
Arthur's Theme 'Best That You Can Do' moreFAQ
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Dudley Moore, one of the most likable actors around, stars as a drunken millionaire who has to choose between marrying rich heiress Jill Eikenberry and keeping all his money or staying with his true love, poor waitress Liza Minnelli, and losing the lot. It's a warm film with a performance from Moore that could so easily have been overly sentimental or off-putting but is in fact excellent; John Gielgud as Hobson the butler is cracking too and gets most of the best lines. It suffers from the occasional flat patch but by and large this is funny stuff. 'Arthur 2: On The Rocks' followed, and while it's inferior to the original it's certainly not bad.