There is no plot as such. This is a slapstick comedy. It shows a lots of gags.There is no plot as such. This is a slapstick comedy. It shows a lots of gags.There is no plot as such. This is a slapstick comedy. It shows a lots of gags.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Richard Lester
- Painter
- (uncredited)
Peter Sellers
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Dick Bentley
- Protagonist
- (uncredited)
Mario Fabrizi
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Bruce Lacey
- Man With Record
- (uncredited)
David Lodge
- Hammer Thrower
- (uncredited)
Leo McKern
- Man With Boxing Glove
- (uncredited)
Spike Milligan
- Man with Tent
- (uncredited)
Norman Rossington
- Bearded Man
- (uncredited)
Graham Stark
- Man with Kite
- (uncredited)
Johnny Vyvyan
- Protagonist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Richard Lester, it was a series of mistakes (which he cannot say) that got this film nominated for an Academy Award.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Beatles Anthology: February '64 to July '64 (1995)
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more avant-garde than comic
This odd short was so beloved by The Beatles that they chose its director, Richard Lester, to direct their movie, A Hard Day's Night. Damned if I know why.
Basically this is a bunch of people running around in a field. While billed as a comedy, I was half-way through its 10-minute run before I laughed at anything. It wasn't just that there wasn't anything funny; there wasn't anything that indicated to me that it was supposed to be a comedy. It was more like an experimental avant-garde short.
Eventually there are a couple of funny gags, but those ten minutes crawled by. I don't know what the Beatles saw in it, but it escapes me.
Basically this is a bunch of people running around in a field. While billed as a comedy, I was half-way through its 10-minute run before I laughed at anything. It wasn't just that there wasn't anything funny; there wasn't anything that indicated to me that it was supposed to be a comedy. It was more like an experimental avant-garde short.
Eventually there are a couple of funny gags, but those ten minutes crawled by. I don't know what the Beatles saw in it, but it escapes me.
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- Liebenswerte Leckerbissen
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- Budget
- £70 (estimated)
- Runtime10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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