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Aug 26, 2018 · 1959. Topics. Film. Item Size. 824392413. A former British colony in dire need of economic aid tries to play the British against the Soviets in an attempt to secure economic aid from either side in return for political loyalty. Addeddate. 2018-08-26 00:45:36.
Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Budget. £211,633 [1] Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (U.S. title: Man in a Cocked Hat) is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and Jeffrey Dell and starring Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, and Luciana Paluzzi. [2] It was written by Boulting and Dell and produced by John Boulting.
Man in a Cocked Hat: Directed by Roy Boulting, Jeffrey Dell. With Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Luciana Paluzzi, Ian Bannen. A former British colony in dire need of economic aid tries to play the British against the Soviets in an attempt to secure economic aid from either side in return for political loyalty.
When Britain granted the warring island of Gaillardia self government they forgot to tell their Resident Advisor. Years later the Foreign Office are dumbfounded to receive an urgent message from their faithful employee reporting the suspicious activities of a bunch of Russian spies dressed as Cossacks going round digging holes everywhere.
Man in a Cocked Hat. 1959 1h 28m Comedy. List. Reviews. 50% Audience Score 100+ Ratings. When the king of Gaillardia dies, the tiny nation's resources and location in the Pacific draw the interest ...
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The cast of Man in a Cocked Hat also featured Italian bombshell Luciana Paluzzi, recently seen in Hercules (1958) opposite Steve Reeves, and Scottish actor Ian Bannen, whose career extended from early Boulting comedies (Private's Progress) to his work in Mel Gibson's Braveheart (1995) and the comedy Waking Ned Devine (1998), made shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 71.
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (U.S. title: Man in a Cocked Hat) is a 1959 British comedy film made by the Boulting Brothers. It centres on an inept Foreign Office (F.O.) diplomat (played by Terry-Thomas) who is sent to re-establish good relations with the mineral-rich island of Gaillardia, a former British colony that has been forgotten for 50 years and is attracting the attention of both the USA and the USSR.
