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
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.
| Movie ID | 137817 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Crime |
| Director | Robert Day, Basil Dearden |
| Main cast | Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams, Raymond Huntley, Colin Gordon, Avril Angers, John Chandos |
| Release date | 21 December 1956 |
| Release year | 1956 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 80 min (1h 20m) |
| Rating | 7.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Grenadier Films |
Director: Robert Day, Basil Dearden
Writers: Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
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Top cast
Alastair SimHawkins
George ColeWilliam Blake
Terry-ThomasCharles Boughtflower
Jill AdamsAnn Vincent
Raymond HuntleySir Gregory Upshott
Colin GordonReginald Willoughby-Cruft
Avril AngersMarigold
John ChandosMcKechnie
Eileen MooreJoan Wood
Arthur BroughLandlord
Dora BryanLily
Richard WattisDoctor
Alexander GaugeChairman
Cyril ChamberlainSergeant Bassett
Vivien WoodLeader of Trio
Marie BurkeFelicity
Lucy GriffithsAnnabel
Arthur LoweRadio Salesman
Peter BullGeneral Niva
Willoughby GoddardStatesman
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