UK,
1966, 97 min
Directed by:
Karel ReiszScreenplay:
David MercerCinematography:
Larry PizerComposer:
John DankworthCast:
David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Ilija Džuvalekovski, Peter Cellier, Bekim Fehmiu, Robert Stephens, Graham Crowden, John Rae, Brian Wilde, Tim CondrenPlots(1)
If your wife wants to divorce you, try to visit her disguised as a gorilla. Reisz‘s anarchist comedy, based on serious psychological theories, tells the story of a man who refuses to adapt to the petty-bourgeois society. However, she discovered an actress for the film world – Vanessa Redgrave. (Summer Film School)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1967 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1967 - Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1967 - David Mercer (Best British Screenplay)
- 1967 - Best Editing of a British Film
- 1967 - Best Film
- 1967 - David Warner (Best British Actor)
- 1967 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best British Actress)
- 1967 - Karel Reisz (Outstanding British Film)
Golden Globes
- 1967 - Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture
- 1967 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1966 - Karel Reisz (Best Director)
- 1966 - David Mercer (Best Screenplay)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1966 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Actress)
- 1966 - Karel Reisz (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))