How to Murder a Rich Uncle is a 1957 British black comedy film directed by Nigel Patrick and starring Patrick, Wendy Hiller, Charles Coburn and Anthony Newley. It was based on the play Il faut tuer Julie by Didier Daix.[2]
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| Directed by | Nigel Patrick |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Albert R. Broccoli |
| Starring | Nigel Patrick |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 79 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe film's story follows a man who plans to murder his wealthy Uncle George.[3]
Cast
edit- Nigel Patrick – Henry
- Charles Coburn – Uncle George
- Wendy Hiller – Edith Clitterburn
- Katie Johnson – Alice
- Anthony Newley – Edward
- Athene Seyler – Grannie
- Kenneth Fortescue – Albert
- Paddy Webster – Constance
- Michael Caine – Gilrony
- Trevor Reid – Inspector Harris
- Cyril Luckham – Coroner
- Johnson Bayly – Radio Officer
- Martin Boddey – Police Sergeant
- Kevin Stoney – Bar Steward
- Anthony Shaw – Colonial
- Ian Wilson – Postman
Production
editThe film was known as Uncle George and The Death of Uncle George. It was written for the screen by John Paxton who had written A Prize of Gold for Warwick.[4] Filming started 2 January 1957.[5] It was Patrick's first film as director although he had directed for the stage.[6]
References
edit- ^ "HOW TO MURDER A RICH UNCLE". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017.
- ^ THOMAS M PRYOR (15 December 1956). "ROLE IN COMEDY FOR MISS HILLER". New York Times. ProQuest 113620678.
- ^ Schallert, E. (15 December 1956). "Wendy hiller career still in high; robinson picked for satan role". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167017305.
- ^ S. W. (30 December 1956). "ON THE ENGLISH PRODUCTION SCENE". New York Times. ProQuest 113637092.
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