Director
Richard Lester
Cast
Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford
84'
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1965
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Comedy
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Dialogue:
English
Set in 'swinging London', it centers on two young men - Tolen, who has a genius for seduction, and his shy friend Colin, who is desperate to acquire the knack. Rita Tushingham plays Nancy,
the kooky provincial who turns out to be Tolen's nemesis and Colin's heart's desire. Filming the
memorable scene in which the young people trundle a vast, ornate bed across London the
startled and disapproving reactions of bystanders to this latest expression of the 'youth revolution' and these reactions are used in the film, along with suitable verbal comments, to provide a
kind of Greek chorus of conformist middle-aged grouches. Indeed, everyone over thirty is
presented as 'square' to the point of insanity...
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Credits
Directors
Richard Lester
Cast
Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford
Scenario
Charles Wood
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Dialogue
English
Countries of production
United Kingdom
Screenplay based on
Ann Jellicoe
Year
1965
Filmography
Richard Lester
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (short, 1959), The Sound of Jazz (short, 1959), Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962), The Mouse on the Moon (1963), A Hard Day's Night (1964), The Knack... and How to Get It (1965), Help! (1965), The World is Your Oyster (short, 1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Teenage Rebellion (segment, 1967), How I Won the War (1967), Petulia (1968), The Bed Sitting Room (1969), The Three Musketeers (1973), Juggernaut (1974), The Four Musketeers (1974), Royal Flash (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), The Ritz (1976), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979), Cuba (1979), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983), Finders Keepers (1984), The Return of the Musketeers (1989), Paul McCartney (short, 1989), Paul McCartney's Get Back (1991)