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The Green Man (1956)

The Kind of Picture the British Have a Way With...Things Like Very Merry Murders...Very Unusual Characters...Very Sly Sex...And All Combined in an Uproar of Laughs and Suspense

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Robert Day
Writer : Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder

Synopsis

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

Actors

Alastair Sim
Alastair Sim
Hawkins
George Cole
George Cole
William Blake
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas
Charles Boughtflower
Jill Adams
Jill Adams
Ann Vincent
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Sir Gregory Upshott
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
Avril Angers
Avril Angers
Marigold
John Chandos
John Chandos
McKechnie
Eileen Moore
Eileen Moore
Joan Wood
Arthur Brough
Arthur Brough
Landlord
Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan
Lily
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Doctor
Alexander Gauge
Alexander Gauge
Chairman
Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
Sergeant Bassett
Vivien Wood
Vivien Wood
Leader of Trio
Marie Burke
Marie Burke
Felicity
Lucy Griffiths
Lucy Griffiths
Annabel
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Radio Salesman
Peter Bull
Peter Bull
General Niva
Willoughby Goddard
Willoughby Goddard
Statesman
Michael Ripper
Michael Ripper
Waiter
Leslie Weston
Leslie Weston
Porter
Doris Yorke
Doris Yorke
Mrs. Bostock

Crews

Robert Day
Robert Day
Director
Gerald Gibbs
Gerald Gibbs
Director of Photography
Wilfred Shingleton
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
Bernard Gribble
Bernard Gribble
Editor
John Pellatt
John Pellatt
Unit Manager
Douglas Hermes
Douglas Hermes
Assistant Director
Alan Hume
Alan Hume
Camera Operator
John Cox
John Cox
Sound Supervisor
Buster Ambler
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
Red Law
Red Law
Sound Recordist
Anna Duse
Anna Duse
Costume Designer
Olga Brook
Olga Brook
Continuity
Trevor Crole-Rees
Trevor Crole-Rees
Makeup Artist
Bill Griffiths
Bill Griffiths
Hairdresser
Wally Veevers
Wally Veevers
Special Effects
George Samuels
George Samuels
Special Effects
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay
Frank Launder
Frank Launder
Screenplay
Cedric Thorpe Davie
Cedric Thorpe Davie
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Leslie Gilliat
Leslie Gilliat
Associate Producer
Basil Mannin
Basil Mannin
Scenic Artist
Ken Ritchie
Ken Ritchie
Boom Operator
Frank Launder
Frank Launder
Producer
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
Producer
John Glen
John Glen
Sound Editor
Frank Launder
Frank Launder
Theatre Play
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
Theatre Play

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