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The Wrong Box

  • 1966
  • Approved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Wrong Box (1966)
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In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.

  • Director
    • Bryan Forbes
  • Writers
    • Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Lloyd Osbourne
    • Larry Gelbart
  • Stars
    • John Mills
    • Michael Caine
    • Ralph Richardson
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bryan Forbes
    • Writers
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
      • Lloyd Osbourne
      • Larry Gelbart
    • Stars
      • John Mills
      • Michael Caine
      • Ralph Richardson
    • 68User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    The Wrong Box
    Trailer 3:33
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    Dudley Moore and Peter Cook in The Wrong Box (1966)
    Peter Sellers in The Wrong Box (1966)
    Peter Sellers in The Wrong Box (1966)
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    Dudley Moore, Andrea Allan, and Peter Cook in The Wrong Box (1966)
    Michael Caine in The Wrong Box (1966)
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    Michael Caine, John Mills, and Nanette Newman in The Wrong Box (1966)
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    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Masterman Finsbury
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Michael Finsbury
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Joseph Finsbury
    Peter Cook
    Peter Cook
    • Morris Finsbury
    Dudley Moore
    Dudley Moore
    • John Finsbury
    Nanette Newman
    Nanette Newman
    • Julia Finsbury
    Tony Hancock
    Tony Hancock
    • Detective
    Peter Sellers
    Peter Sellers
    • Doctor Pratt
    Cicely Courtneidge
    Cicely Courtneidge
    • Major Martha
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Peacock - the Butler
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • Lawyer Patience
    Gerald Sim
    Gerald Sim
    • 1st Undertaker
    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Military Officer
    Irene Handl
    Irene Handl
    • Mrs. Hackett
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Clergyman
    John Le Mesurier
    John Le Mesurier
    • Doctor Slattery
    Hilton Edwards
    Hilton Edwards
    • Lawyer
    Norman Rossington
    Norman Rossington
    • 1st Rough
    • Director
      • Bryan Forbes
    • Writers
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
      • Lloyd Osbourne
      • Larry Gelbart
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Peter Cook's wife, Wendy was nine months pregnant when filming began. Producer and director Bryan Forbes promised them that he would let Peter leave the set as soon as Wendy went into labor. He kept his word, and Peter made it to the hospital just in time for the birth of his daughter, Daisy. Forbes, Dudley Moore, Sir Michael Caine, and Peter Sellers filled his dressing room with flowers and champagne, in celebration of Daisy's birth, when he returned to work.
    • Goofs
      The Victorian-age London houses have TV antennae on them.
    • Quotes

      [the doctor, owner of dozens of cats, is coughing]

      Doctor Pratt: I'm all right; it's just a fur ball; it's nothing. Strangely, I haven't had fur for a fortnight.

    • Crazy credits
      "Certain Funereal & Military Airs played by Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Temperance Seven (who actually number eight)"
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Light of Head
      Written by Clifford Bevan

    User reviews68

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    About actors improvising
    As one of the authors of the film, I'd like to say that neither of the Peters, Cook nor Sellers, did any ad libbing. As is usually the case with British actors, there was a great respect for, and reliance on, the written word.
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    • Release date
      • July 1, 1966 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swahili
    • Also known as
      • Letzte Grüße von Onkel Joe
    • Filming locations
      • Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, England, UK(Finsbury residences)
    • Production company
      • Salamander Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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