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Cast verified as complete
Malcolm McDowell | ... |
Mick Travis / Plantation Thief
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Ralph Richardson | ... |
Sir James Burgess / Monty
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Rachel Roberts | ... |
Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
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Arthur Lowe | ... |
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
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Helen Mirren | ... |
Patricia Burgess / Casting Assistant
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Graham Crowden | ... |
Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker
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Peter Jeffrey | ... |
Factory Chairman / Prison Governor
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Dandy Nichols | ... |
Tea Lady / Neighbour
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Mona Washbourne | ... |
Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
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Philip Stone | ... |
Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major
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Mary MacLeod | ... |
Mary Ball / Salvationist / Vicar's Wife
(as Mary Macleod)
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Michael Bangerter | ... |
William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released Prisoner
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Wallas Eaton | ... |
John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive
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Warren Clarke | ... |
Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male Nurse
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Bill Owen | ... |
Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
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Michael Medwin | ... |
Army Captain / Power station Technician / Duke of Belminster
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Vivian Pickles | ... |
Good Lady
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Geoffrey Palmer | ... |
Examination Doctor / Basil Keyes
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Geoffrey Chater | ... |
Bishop / Vicar
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Anthony Nicholls | ... |
General / Judge
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Brian Glover | ... |
Plantation Foreman / Bassett (Power Station Guard)
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Edward Judd | ... |
Oswald
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Pearl Nunez | ... |
Mrs. Naidu
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Jeremy Bulloch | ... |
Young Man / Sportscar Driver / Sandwichboard Man
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David Daker | ... |
Policeman at Accident / Man at Stag Party / Munda's Manservant / Policeman at Tenement
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Edward Peel | ... |
Policeman at Accident / Power Station Guard / Policeman in Court
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Alan Price | ... |
Alan Price
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Colin Green | ... |
Guitar
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Clive Thacker | ... |
Tolly (drums)
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Dave Markee | ... |
Bass Guitarist
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Ian Leake | ... |
Streaky (roadie)
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Bart Allison | ... |
(as Bart Alison)
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Ben Aris | ... |
Mr. MacIntyre / Dr. Hyder / Flight Lt. Wallace
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John Barrett | ... |
Bill
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Margot Bennett | ... |
Coffee Picker
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James Bolam | ... |
Attenborough / Examination Doctor
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Sue Bond |
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Constance Chapman | ... |
Lady Burgess
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Peter Childs |
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Frank Cousins |
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Brian Croucher |
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Alan Cullen | ... |
(as Allen Cullen)
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Paul Dawkins | ... |
Plantation Judge / Man at Stag Party / Meths Drinker
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Anna Dawson | ... |
Becky
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Michael Elphick |
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Eleanor Fazan |
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Paul Healey |
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Geoffrey Hinsliff | ... |
(as Geoff Hinsliff)
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Jo Jeggo |
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Patricia Lawrence | ... |
Clinic Receptionist / Miss Hunter
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Stephanie Lawrence |
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Brian Lawson |
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Terence Maidment |
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Tuesday Miller |
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Christine Noonan | ... |
Coffee Trainee / Mavis (Girl at Stag Party)
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Kenneth Oxtoby | ... |
(as Ken Oxtoby)
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Stuart Perry |
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Brian Pettifer | ... |
Laurence Biles
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Bill Pilkington |
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Cyril Renison |
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Irene Richmond |
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Roy Scammell |
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Peter Schofield | ... |
Tax Inspector / Club Waiter
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Frank Singuineau |
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Patsy Smart |
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David Sterne | ... |
(as David Stern)
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Adele Strong | ... |
Elizabeth Valerie Stewart / Tenement Neighbor
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Hugh Thomas | ... |
Coffee Salesman / Pickpocket
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Betty Turner |
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Glenn Williams | ... |
Mr. Spalding / Doctor / Pickpocket / Meths Drinker
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Catherine Willmer | ... |
Dr. Houston
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Lindsay Anderson | ... |
Film Director (uncredited)
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Jill Goldston | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Patricia Healey | ... |
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
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Anthony Lang | ... |
Tramp (uncredited)
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Rachelle Miller | ... |
Succubus (uncredited)
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Philip Stewart | ... |
Gentlemans Club Member (uncredited)
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Reg Thomason | ... |
Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
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Kate Williams | ... |
Unknown (uncredited)
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Fred Wood | ... |
Tramp (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lindsay Anderson |
Written by
David Sherwin | ... | (screenplay) |
Malcolm McDowell | ... | (based on an original idea by) |
Produced by
Lindsay Anderson | ... | producer |
Albert Finney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Basil Keys | ... | associate producer |
Malcolm McDowell | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Michael Medwin | ... | producer |
David Sherwin | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Alan Price |
Cinematography by
Miroslav Ondrícek |
Editing by
David Gladwell |
Editorial Department
Michael Ellis | ... | assistant editor |
Tom Priestley | ... | supervising editor |
Neil Thompson | ... | assistant editor |
Susan Michie | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Miriam Brickman |
Production Design by
Jocelyn Herbert |
Art Direction by
Alan Withy |
Set Decoration by
Harry Cordwell |
Makeup Department
Colin Jamison | ... | hair stylist |
Basil Newall | ... | makeup artist |
Paul Rabiger | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Donald Toms | ... | production manager (as Don Toms) |
Zelda Barron | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell | ... | assistant director |
Richard Jenkins | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Jack Carter | ... | construction |
John Lanzer | ... | buyer |
Edward Marshall | ... | associate art director (as Ted Marshall) |
Harry Newman | ... | property master |
Yves Simard | ... | graphic artist |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Keith Pain | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Richard Rambaut | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Alan Bell | ... | sound editor |
Doug E. Turner | ... | dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner) |
Christian Wangler | ... | sound (as Chris Wangler) |
Clive Copland | ... | sound transfer (uncredited) |
Richard Laughton | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
John Ralph | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
John Stears | ... | special effects |
John Evans | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Len Crowe | ... | gaffer |
Herbert Smith | ... | camera operator |
Dickie Lee | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Roy Rodhouse | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elsa Fennell | ... | wardrober |
Music Department
Colin Green | ... | musician: guitar & banjo (uncredited) |
John Lundsten | ... | music recordist (uncredited) |
Dave Markee | ... | musician: bass guitar (uncredited) |
Alan Price | ... | musician: keyboards, piano, & organ (uncredited) / singer (uncredited) |
Clive Thacker | ... | musican: drums & percussions (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Valerie Booth | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Roger Williams | ... | assistant to director |
Robin Demetriou | ... | cast and crew chef (uncredited) |
Geoff Freeman | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Anthony Sloman | ... | insert director: "The Father Christmas" film (uncredited) |
Tony Tweedale | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Dear International (1973) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1973) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1973) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1973) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1974) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Columbia Film (1974) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1985) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1974) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Cinefear (United States) (VHS)
- RKV (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) (1984) (Switzerland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- Kenco Coffee (thanks: for invaluable help)
- Lee Electrics (electricals)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- Panavision (hide speed lenses)
- Perkin-Elmer (thanks: for invaluable help)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Follows the literal and associated life journey of middle class Brit Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell), representing the "everyman", as he tries to make his mark in his so far young life. He is able to make great strides in his traditional view of success by being what those in authority want him to be. As such, he achieves in a few weeks what it usually take years for others, namely having his own sales territory, the northeast and ultimately Scotland, for Imperial Coffee. He is also able to garner a plethora of fringe benefits from this job, including women throwing themselves at his feet. But he will ultimately face a struggle in class and authority warfare, which culminates with his encounter with the Burgess family, wealthy industrialist Sir James Burgess (Sir Ralph Richardson) and his daughter Patricia (Dame Helen Mirren), who Mick wants to marry, the former who is contemplating investing in the shady dealings in Zingara. Mick will also find that the class struggle not only applies in his case in an upward direction, but also in a downward direction with the working class and the truly down and out. Through it all, Alan Price and his small combo act as a Greek chorus of sorts providing commentary of Mick's travails through song. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Smile while you're makin' it. Laugh while you're takin' it. Even though you're fakin' it. Nobody's gonna know... See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | There were approximately thirty takes of the scene where producer and director Lindsay Anderson slapped Malcolm McDowell across the face with a script. See more » |
Goofs | A sign says 200 miles to London where Travis is picked up. He has reached there by walking for a while from the military establishment where the explosion took place. The distance even from London to the border of Scotland is 398 Miles. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Free Cinema (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | O Lucky Man! See more » |
Quotes |
Monty:
Try not to die like a dog. See more » |