Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur!
Opening titles
Directed bySamuel Gallu
Written byJohn Esmonde
Simeon George
Bob Larbey
Based onThe Man Who Killed Himself by Julian Symons
Produced byE.M. Smedley-Aston
Ted Weiner
StarringShelley Winters
Donald Pleasence
Terry-Thomas
Tammy Grimes
CinematographyBrian Probyn
Edited byPeter R. Hunt
Music byHarry Robertson
Release date
  • October 1969 (1969-10)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Arthur? Arthur! is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Shelley Winters, Donald Pleasence and Terry-Thomas.[1] It was written by John Esmonde, Simeon George and Bob Larbey based on the 1967 novel The Man Who Killed Himself by Julian Symons. According to the British Film Institute (BFI), the film was not theatrically released in the UK, but obtained a US release in 1975.

Plot

A dull and unsuccessful inventor begins to develop a second identity as a man about town with a completely different life.

Cast

Reception

The British Film Institute wrote: "Donald Pleasance [sic] is excellent as a nervous, bald, hen-pecked – and murderous – inventor leading a strange double life as a hirsute playboy running an introductions agency in this strange and often bewildering late 1960s comedy. Terry-Thomas also excels as a charming con-man, enlivening this piquant forgotten 1969 period piece – never released in UK cinemas."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Arthur? Arthur!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Arthur? Arthur!". BFI Player. Retrieved 9 November 2024.