Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
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Character
Prestige, demanding, open-ended and cool.
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Malcolm McDowellMichael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief
- Ralph RichardsonSir James Burgess / Monty
- Rachel RobertsGloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
- Arthur LoweMr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
- Helen MirrenPatricia / Casting Assistant
- Graham CrowdenStewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker
- Peter JeffreyFactory Chairman / Prison Governor
- Dandy NicholsTea Lady / Neighbour
- Mona WashbourneNeighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett
- Philip StoneJenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major
Crew
- Lindsay AndersonDirector
- David SherwinWriter
- Malcolm McDowellWriter
- Miroslav OndříčekDirector of Photography
- Alan PriceOriginal Music Composer
- David GladwellEditor
- Lindsay AndersonProducer
- Michael MedwinProducer
- David SherwinProducer
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Pairings
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Coonskin 197563% alikeClose across the board.
Britannia Hospital 198263% alikeBoth prestige.
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The Ruling Class 197258% alikeBoth cool.
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