Thursday, May 06, 2010

May 5th
Left, Right and Centre**
GB 1959. British Lion. 95m. bw

A TV star contesting a by-election falls in love with his opponent.
Relatively lightweight political satire with a contrived Romeo & Juliet set-up, but carried along cheerfully by Launder & Gilliat and a mostly reliable bunch of British comedy talents.

Written by: Sidney Gilliat, Val Valentine.
Producers: Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat.
Director: Sidney Gilliat.
Starring: Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Alastair Sim, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker, Moyra Fraser, Jack Hedley, Gordon Harker, Eamonn Andrews, Gilbert Harding.
Photography: Gerald Gibbs.
Music: Humphrey Searle.

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