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A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Dennis Price
- Bertram Tracepurcel
- (as Denis Price)
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- TriviaTwo of the shop stewards in the movie, brothers Tony Comer and John Comer, got the roles after winning a talent show as a comedy double act, "The Comer Brothers". The prize was one thousand pounds sterling and a movie contract with The Boulting Brothers.
- GoofsStanley Windrush demonstrates his fork lift truck driving skills for Mr. Waters. He says: "Well, I'm shifting these generators from the stores to here, for loading up." He drives over a bump and the (presumed full) boxes bounce as though they were empty.
- Crazy creditsOpening quote: "Oh! Brave New World that hath such people in't" --William Shakespeare
- ConnectionsEdited into Heroes of Comedy: Terry-Thomas (1995)
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Silly but insightful
If it hadn't been for the fact that a similar (though less cynical) film had been made just a few years earlier (THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT), I might have scored this parody a bit higher. Despite obviously being a comedy, the film is an amazingly insightful attack on the floundering state of British labor following the Second World War. While Britain used to be the most productive country on the planet, during this era they were torn apart by strikes and work slowdowns. Yet the film doesn't just attack labor unions with their unreasonable demands and poor work ethic. It also attacks factory owners who actually exploit this to their own interests. This film is obviously a loud declaration that the British Empire is in fact dead.
The film begins with an upper class twit named 'Windrush' going to work for the first time. However, he really isn't cut out for management despite his Oxford education--and he seems better suited to manual labor. The problem is that after failing again and again in management, he is simply too good as a blue collar worker. This is because he works way too hard and makes all his extremely lazy co-workers look bad! And, when management documents how much work one motivated man CAN do, this ultimately results in a strike, as management wants the workers output to increase--or at least that's what they claimed. All this set in motion by a slow-witted but very decent upper class gent working as a forklift driver!!
The film is very well written and clever. While younger audience members might not appreciate the film's insights, it is funny in a droll sort of way. Additionally, having wonderful actors such as Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas sure didn't hurt! Overall, sharp social and political satire that does a great job of attacking labor and management and giving insights into the decline of the British economy.
The film begins with an upper class twit named 'Windrush' going to work for the first time. However, he really isn't cut out for management despite his Oxford education--and he seems better suited to manual labor. The problem is that after failing again and again in management, he is simply too good as a blue collar worker. This is because he works way too hard and makes all his extremely lazy co-workers look bad! And, when management documents how much work one motivated man CAN do, this ultimately results in a strike, as management wants the workers output to increase--or at least that's what they claimed. All this set in motion by a slow-witted but very decent upper class gent working as a forklift driver!!
The film is very well written and clever. While younger audience members might not appreciate the film's insights, it is funny in a droll sort of way. Additionally, having wonderful actors such as Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas sure didn't hurt! Overall, sharp social and political satire that does a great job of attacking labor and management and giving insights into the decline of the British economy.
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- Apr 19, 2009
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- Also known as
- Junger Mann aus gutem Hause
- Filming locations
- Southall, Middlesex, England, UK(Site of Fred Kite's house)
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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