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The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes and starring John Mills, Ralph Richardson and a large ensemble cast. [1] The screenplay was by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne.
Jul 3, 2020 · Somewhere between SBIG (So Bad It’s Good) and WAL (Worth a Look), The Wrong Box is a black comedy in the wrong directorial hands.
The Wrong Box: Directed by Bryan Forbes. With John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine, Peter Cook. In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Bryan Forbes
- 1966-07-01
Feb 18, 2023 · Comedy in particular dark comedy pokes fun at absurdities and taboo subjects in a satirical, tongue-in-cheek, ribbing but not rude, manner. Our humour mostly doesn’t translate with our Atlantic cousins (definitely taken too seriously by mine anyway so don’t worry) or vice versa.
The Finsbury brothers, Masterman (John Mills) and Joseph (Ralph Richardson), are the last surviving members of a tontine that will pay a huge sum to whomever lives longest. Hoping to bankroll his...
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- John Mills
- Bryan Forbes
- Comedy
Little known in the United States, THE WRONG BOX is an absolute must-see for serious students of comedy. The plot revolves around a tontine, a lottery established by the well-heeled fathers of a class of English schoolboys, the proceeds to be awarded after many years to the last surviving member of the class.
The Wrong Box. Classic black comedy set during the reign of Queen Victoria. Two elderly brothers attempt to do away with each other in order to gain an inheritance. Stars John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and more.
