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Cast verified as complete
Peter Sellers | ... |
The Reverend John Smallwood
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Cecil Parker | ... |
Archdeacon Aspinall
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Isabel Jeans | ... |
Lady Despard
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Ian Carmichael | ... |
The Other Smallwood
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Bernard Miles | ... |
Simpson
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Brock Peters | ... |
Matthew
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Eric Sykes | ... |
Harry Smith
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Irene Handl | ... |
Rene Smith
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Miriam Karlin | ... |
Winnie Smith
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Joan Miller | ... |
Mrs. Smith-Gould
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Miles Malleson | ... |
Rockeby
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Eric Barker | ... |
Bank Manager
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William Hartnell | ... |
Major Fowler
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Roy Kinnear | ... |
Fred Smith
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Joan Hickson | ... |
Housewife
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Kenneth Griffith | ... |
Rev. Owen Thomas
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Mark Eden | ... |
Sir Geoffrey Despard
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John Comer | ... |
Butcher
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Basil Dignam | ... |
Prisoner Governor
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Franklyn Engelman | ... |
TV Commentator
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Colin Gordon | ... |
Prime Minister
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Geoffrey Hibbert | ... |
Council Official
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Joan Heal | ... |
Disgruntled Housewife
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Ludovic Kennedy | ... |
Ludovic Kennedy
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Marjie Lawrence | ... |
Quarrelling Housewife
(as Margery Lawrence)
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Harry Locke | ... |
Shop Steward
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Henry B. Longhurst | ... |
Deaf Gentleman
(as Henry Longhurst)
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Joan Matheson | ... |
Cast Member
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Malcolm Muggeridge | ... |
Cleric
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Derek Nimmo | ... |
Director-General's Assistant
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Conrad Phillips | ... |
P.R.O.
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Nicholas Phipps | ... |
Director-General
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Cardew Robinson | ... |
Tramp
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Gerald Sim | ... |
Self-Service Store Manager
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Olive Sloane | ... |
Quarreling Housewife
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Marianne Stone | ... |
Miss Palmer
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Elsie Wagstaff | ... |
Lady on Parish Church Council
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Thorley Walters | ... |
Tranquilax Executive
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Ian Wilson | ... |
Salvation Army Major
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George Woodbridge | ... |
Bishop
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Josephine Woodford | ... |
Doris Smith
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ronald Adam | ... |
Cabinet Minister #1 (uncredited)
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Jack Armstrong | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Arrow | ... |
Rotary Club Member / Townsman (uncredited)
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Peter Avella | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Roy Beck | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Joe Beckett | ... |
Launch Site Worker (uncredited)
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Arnold Bell | ... |
Stockbroker Renshaw (uncredited)
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Barbara Bennett | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Paul Beradi | ... |
Radio India Reporter (uncredited)
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Rodney Bewes | ... |
Milkfloat Driver (uncredited)
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John Boxer | ... |
Stockbroker (uncredited)
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Eddie Boyce | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jim Brady | ... |
Protester with Banner (uncredited)
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Tim Brinton | ... |
TV Commentator (uncredited)
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Sydney Bromley | ... |
Tramp (uncredited)
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Robin Burns | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Carter | ... |
Launch Site Worker (uncredited)
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Alf Casha | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Tony Castleton | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Rodney Brian Clarke | ... |
Townsmen in Churchyard (uncredited)
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Peggy Ann Clifford | ... |
Bit Part in Crowd Scene (uncredited)
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Douglas Cooper | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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George Lane Cooper | ... |
Banner Holder (uncredited)
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Maxwell Craig | ... |
Radio Reporter (uncredited)
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George Curtis | ... |
Constable (uncredited)
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Fred Davis | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Reggie de Beer | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Ed Devereaux | ... |
Communications Officer (uncredited)
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Peter Evans | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Joe Farrar | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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John Glyn-Jones | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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Nora Gordon | ... |
Old Lady in Garden (uncredited)
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Ursula Granville | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Hilda Green | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Robert Gregory | ... |
Sir Clive Harvey-Jenkins (uncredited)
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Fred Griffiths | ... |
Angry Man in Crowd Scene (uncredited)
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Aidan Harrington | ... |
Radio Reporter (uncredited)
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John Harvey | ... |
Wilson (uncredited)
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Mike Havord | ... |
Press Photographer (uncredited)
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Drewe Henley | ... |
Doris' Boy Friend (uncredited)
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Walter Henry | ... |
Cinema Doorman (uncredited)
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Laurence Hepworth | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Rose Hill | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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George Hilsdon | ... |
Police Constable (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Lindsay Hooper | ... |
Man Watching TV (uncredited)
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John Howard | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Arthur Howell | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Pat Judge | ... |
Tranquilax Worker (uncredited)
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John Junkin | ... |
Reporter at Space Launch Site (uncredited)
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Barry Keegan | ... |
Angry Man in Crowd Scene (uncredited)
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Frederick Kelsey | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Margaret Lacey | ... |
Molly (uncredited)
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Anthony Lang | ... |
Salvation Army (uncredited)
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Pat Lewis | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Dickey Luck | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Ned Lynch | ... |
Rotary Club Member (uncredited)
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Edward Malin | ... |
Man Trying to Buy Chicken (uncredited)
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Jack Mandeville | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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John Louis Mansi | ... |
Man Buying Groceries (uncredited)
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Steve Marriott | ... |
Jack (uncredited)
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Richard McNeff | ... |
Police Inspector (uncredited)
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Billy Milton | ... |
Fellowes (uncredited)
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John More | ... |
Rotary Club Member (uncredited)
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Lola Morice | ... |
Salvation Army Girl (uncredited)
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Arthur Mullard | ... |
Cast Member (uncredited)
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Cecil Paul | ... |
Rotary Club Member (uncredited)
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Howard Pays | ... |
Lt. Cliff Street (uncredited)
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Joe Phelps | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Harry Phipps | ... |
Tramp (uncredited)
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Dido Plumb | ... |
Tramp (uncredited)
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Guy Kingsley Poynter | ... |
American Commentator (uncredited)
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John Preston | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Edith Raye | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Bill Reed | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Ernie Rice | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Bill Rooney | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Pat Ryan | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Frank Schock | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Roy Seely | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack Sharp | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Frank Sieman | ... |
Baptist in Food Queue (uncredited)
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Jeff Silk | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Miles Silverton | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Bert Simms | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Keith Smith | ... |
Leslie Hughes (uncredited)
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Paddy Smith | ... |
Sound Man (uncredited)
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Philip Stewart | ... |
Diner (uncredited)
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Fred Stroud | ... |
Radio Reporter (uncredited)
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Reg Thomason | ... |
Rocket Technician (uncredited)
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John Timberlake | ... |
Butcher (uncredited)
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Rita Tobin-Weske | ... |
Lady at Church Door (uncredited)
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Graham Tonbridge | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Robert Vossler | ... |
Constable / Waiter (uncredited)
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Russell Waters | ... |
Bit Part in Cabinet Office (uncredited)
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Del Watson | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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John Wilder | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Fred Wood | ... |
Protester (uncredited)
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Gilbert Wynne | ... |
Engineer (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Boulting | ||
Roy Boulting |
Written by
Frank Harvey | ... | (original story) & |
John Boulting | ... | (original story) |
Frank Harvey | ... | (screenplay) & |
John Boulting | ... | (screenplay) |
Malcolm Muggeridge | ... | (idea) |
Produced by
John Boulting | ... | producer |
Roy Boulting | ... | producer |
Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett |
Cinematography by
Mutz Greenbaum | ... | director of photography (as Max Greene) |
Editing by
Teddy Darvas |
Editorial Department
Bill Garlic | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
John Lee | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
John Poyner | ... | assembly cutter (uncredited) |
David Woodward | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Albert Witherick |
Costume Design by
David Ffolkes |
Makeup Department
Gerry Fletcher | ... | makeup artist |
Stuart Freeborn | ... | makeup artist |
Barbara Ritchie | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
Michael F. Johnson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell | ... | assistant director |
Henry Emery | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Malcolm Johnson | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Ken Barley | ... | apprentice plasterer (uncredited) |
Robert Cartwright | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Peter Childs | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Alan Evans | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
J.S. Milton | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Roy Walker | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Frank Willson | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Chris Greenham | ... | dubbing editor |
Red Law | ... | dubbing mixer |
George Stephenson | ... | sound recordist (as George Stevenson) |
Jack Davies | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
David Lenham | ... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) |
Brian Marshall | ... | dubbing crew (uncredited) |
Brian Paxton | ... | sound maintenance (uncredited) |
Vorke Scarlett | ... | dubbing crew (uncredited) |
Ernest Webb | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Bob Cuff | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
Doug Ferris | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
John Mackey | ... | model photography (uncredited) / travelling matte (uncredited) |
George Samuels | ... | model photography (uncredited) / travelling matte (uncredited) |
Wally Veevers | ... | model photography (uncredited) / travelling matte (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork | ... | camera operator |
Gerry Elliott | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Geoff Meldrum | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
Laurie Ridley | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Ray Sieman | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Music Department
John Hollingsworth | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Olga Brook | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Harold Ironmonger | ... | consultant (as Rev. Harold Ironmonger) |
Theo Richmond | ... | personal assistant to producer |
Derek Robbins | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Dee Vaughan | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- British Lion Film Corporation (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Janus Films (1963) (United States) (theatrical)
- Europa Film (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1963) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema V (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Warner Home Video (1989) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Pidax Film (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In the upper crust town of Orbiston Parva which is ostensibly ruled by the wealthy Despard family who owns and operates the town's major employer, the local Tranquilax factory (the product a so-called restorative), the Church of England's Archdeacon Aspinall, who oversees among other churches Holy Trinity, recommends to widowed Lady Lucy Despard, the town's "matriarch", that they hire Reverend John Smallwood, whose family the Archdeacon has known most his life, to fill the currently vacant vicar position for Holy Trinity, Smallwood the type of man who would fit well into the town's upper crust sensibility. Through a clerical error, who the church hires instead is Reverend John Edward Smallwood, a totally different man in almost every respect beyond the job title of reverend, including being somewhat naive in mind. Through what is seen as his unconventional actions both from a church and Orbiston Parva community standpoint, such as hiring Matthew Robinson, a dustman and, gasp, black man, as the church's new warden, and taking into the vicarage the extremely large Smith family, who had been squatting on Tranquilax land now slated for factory expansion, and the adults of which who have decided living off the British welfare system more lucrative than actually working, Smallwood exposes the truly unchristian nature of the townsfolk as a collective, including members of this and other Christian denominational churches. While Smallwood does have a truly positive spiritual effect on some, his actions create an unintentional domino effect which leads to chaos as some cannot break with what they see as their traditions, however unchristian they are. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Or How a Humble Man of the Cloth Was Given the Old Double Cross See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Steve Marriott, who played Harry Smith's son Jack, was later to become the lead singer and guitarist with influential English rock group, the Small Faces. See more » |
Goofs | When on the train at the 1:34:30 mark, the Godminster Gazette newspaper headline mentioning Orbiston Parva has left the R out of Parva spelling it Pava. See more » |
Movie Connections | Features From Here to Eternity (1953). See more » |
Soundtracks | From Here To Eternity See more » |
Quotes |
Simpson:
I remember Sir George used to say "Whenever you hears the Bible quoted, look out cos it's most likely the devil himself!" See more » |