Directed by:
Bryan ForbesScreenplay:
Larry GelbartCinematography:
Gerry TurpinComposer:
John BarryCast:
John Mills, Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Hilton Edwards, Timothy Bateson, Nanette Newman, Peter Sellers, James Villiers (more)Plots(1)
Two warring elderly brothers and their respective heirs are determined that each will outlive the other in an attempt to hold onto the family fortune, and will stop at nothing - even murder - to achieve their goal. Bryan Forbes' riotous black comedy, based on the 1889 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, stars some of the greatest talents of the day, including Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Tony Hancock, Ralph Richardson, Nanette Newman and John Mills. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
John Mills
UK
Michael Caine
UK
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Ralph Richardson
UK
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Peter Cook
UK
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The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
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Dudley Moore
UK
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Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (1976) (theatrical recording)
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
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Hilton Edwards
UK
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Timothy Bateson
UK
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Richard III (1955)
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Joseph (1995) (TV movie)
Nanette Newman
UK
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The League of Gentlemen (1960)
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Peter Sellers
UK
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James Villiers
UK
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Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Follow Me! (1972)
John Le Mesurier
UK
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Cicely Courtneidge
Australia
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Thorley Walters
UK
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Murder She Said (1961)
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André Morell
UK
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Ben-Hur (1959)
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Andrea Allan
UK
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Assignment K (1968)
Vampira (1974)
Wilfrid Lawson
UK
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Room at the Top (1959)
Pygmalion (1938)
Diane Clare
UK
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Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
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Peter Graves
UK
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Gwendolyn Watts
UK
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