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Charlie Bubbles

  • 19681968
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
781
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Charlie Bubbles (1968)
A married writer has an affair with his secretary.
Play trailer2:23
1 Video
9 Photos
ComedyDrama
A married writer has an affair with his secretary.A married writer has an affair with his secretary.A married writer has an affair with his secretary.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
781
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Albert Finney
  • Writer
    • Shelagh Delaney
  • Stars
    • Albert Finney
    • Colin Blakely
    • Billie Whitelaw
  • Director
    • Albert Finney
  • Writer
    • Shelagh Delaney
  • Stars
    • Albert Finney
    • Colin Blakely
    • Billie Whitelaw
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins total

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:23
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    Photos9

    Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    "Charlie Bubbles" Liza Minnelli, Albert Finney. 1968/Universal
    Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Charlie Bubbles (1968)

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    Albert Finney
    Albert Finney
    • Charlie Bubbles
    Colin Blakely
    Colin Blakely
    • Smokey Pickles
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Lottie Bubbles
    Liza Minnelli
    Liza Minnelli
    • Eliza
    Timothy Garland
    • Jack Bubbles
    Richard Pearson
    Richard Pearson
    • Accountant
    Nicholas Phipps
    Nicholas Phipps
    • Agent
    Peter Sallis
    Peter Sallis
    • Solicitor
    Charles Hill
    • Head Waiter
    Charles Lamb
    • Mr. Noseworthy
    Margery Mason
    • Mrs. Noseworthy
    Diana Coupland
    • Maud
    George Innes
    George Innes
    • Garage Attendant
    Arthur Pentelow
    Arthur Pentelow
    • Man With Car
    Alan Lake
    • Airman
    Yootha Joyce
    Yootha Joyce
    • Woman in Cafe
    Peter Carlisle
    • Man in Cafe
    Wendy Padbury
    Wendy Padbury
    • Girl in Cafe
    • Director
      • Albert Finney
    • Writer
      • Shelagh Delaney
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was a very personal project for Albert Finney, who made his debut as director with it and made it for his own company, Memorial Enterprises. He got fairly lavish backing from an American company, Universal, who were trying to set up a system for making films in England, but then had the greatest difficulty in getting the finished film shown. He made the film in 1966, but, although advance word on it was very positive, and the film eventually won awards as well as rave reviews, it was not shown in either the US or Britain until 1968; its American opening was well over six months in advance of its British one. Finney did his best to promote the film in several countries, but it was written off as a box-office failure. He hoped to direct in films again, and announced a film to be called "The Girl In Melanie Klein" in the early 1970s; but he never made it and never directed another theatrical feature.
    • Goofs
      The credits suggest that the place where Charlie and Eliza meet the airman is a cafe. It is not: places on the motorway where refreshments and fuel can be obtained are called motorway service stations in Britain.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Bubbles: The back door was wide open. Anybody could have walked in instead of me. You might have got a sex maniac.

      Lottie Bubbles: Not with my luck.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Stella Street: Very Twisty Turny (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Trumpets and Tequila
      (uncredited)

      Music by Syd Dale

      KPM Music Ltd

    User reviews13

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    5/10
    The distinction of the British classes...
    Interesting but ultimately unmoving drama (with quirks) has the title-named character, a rich writer who lives in plushy comfort, unable to get over his guilt of having money. When Charlie visits his Northern haunts, where the streets are filled with potholes and the surroundings match the sky--all in gray--we wonder, "Why is he so obsessed with his early poverty?" and "Why can't he get on with his life?" Director-star Albert Finney doesn't give us much to go on (or maybe you have to be British to understand the symbols inherent in British society) and most of his film feels like a put-on. Liza Minnelli has a small part as an American secretary, and she occasionally pushes her kooky "Americanisms" too far; however, though the role isn't much, Minnelli has a strange, slightly zonked/slightly exotic presence, and when she performs in a low-key she's appealing. As Mrs. Bubbles, Billie Whitelaw got most of the acclaim, but it's Liza we remember. As for the much-talked about finale, I thought it profound in its fantastic way, but, like the rest of "Charlie Bubbles", it exists to please and understand itself, leaving the rest of us on the outside looking in. ** from ****
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    • moonspinner55
    • Feb 17, 2007

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Čarli Babls
    • Filming locations
      • Admiralty Arch, Pall Mall, St James's, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(Establishing shot)
    • Production companies
      • Memorial Enterprises
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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