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The Green Man
The Green Man

The Green Man

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

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ComedyCrime

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

21 December 1956

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

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