Hawkins is a timid watchmaker, he also has a part time job as an assassin!, his targets are always the people we all love to hate. He is called out of retirement to do one last job, rid the world of grumpy MP, Sir Gregory Upshott, but a number of things {and people} are getting in his way. He eventually tracks Upshott to a seaside hotel called The Green Man, here he hopes to finally enact the assassination, but things are only just starting to get interesting.
The Green Man is a fantastically enjoyable romp that crams as many genre staples in as it can, mistaken identities, farcical situations, and out right panic all come together to play out 80 minutes of pure joy. Alastair Sim plays Hawkins and he's a total delight, his scenes in the hotel, particularly when engaging the resident dowagers, are wonderful, a lesson in facial comedy. Back up comes from a youthful George Cole, a pretty Jill Adams and that always excellent rapscallion, Terry-Thomas. Produced by the dynamite team of Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, The Green Man is a British treasure, highly recommended for anyone who needs a pick me up, 9/10.
The Green Man is a fantastically enjoyable romp that crams as many genre staples in as it can, mistaken identities, farcical situations, and out right panic all come together to play out 80 minutes of pure joy. Alastair Sim plays Hawkins and he's a total delight, his scenes in the hotel, particularly when engaging the resident dowagers, are wonderful, a lesson in facial comedy. Back up comes from a youthful George Cole, a pretty Jill Adams and that always excellent rapscallion, Terry-Thomas. Produced by the dynamite team of Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, The Green Man is a British treasure, highly recommended for anyone who needs a pick me up, 9/10.