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The Admirable Crichton is a 1957 British south seas adventure comedy romance film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes. The film was based on J. M. Barrie 's 1902 stage comedy of the same name .
Paradise Lagoon: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes. In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1957-12-16
Apr 14, 2019 · The original trailer in high definition of The Admirable Crichton AKA Paradise Lagoon directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes and...
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- Kenneth More
- Lewis Gilbert
- Modern Screen Play
His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.
The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure.
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Synopsis. Act One. Act one is set in Loam Hall, the household of the Earl of Loam, a British peer, with Crichton being his butler. Loam considers the class divisions in British society to be artificial. He promotes his views during tea parties, where servants mingle with his aristocratic guests, to the embarrassment of all.
