The Amorous Prawn | |
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Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
Written by | Anthony Kimmins (play and screenplay) Nicholas Phipps |
Produced by | Leslie Gilliat |
Starring | Ian Carmichael Joan Greenwood Cecil Parker |
Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
Edited by | Thelma Connell |
Music by | John Barry |
Production company | Covent Garden Films |
Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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In the United States the film was retitled The Playgirl and the War Minister to exploit the Profumo affair. [3]
General Fitzadam receives his final posting in the remote Scottish Highlands. When the General and his wife discover that they cannot afford the country cottage where they plan to retire, his wife decides to run their residence as a hotel for wealthy Americans using the services of soldiers and an expert poacher.
The original play had run for over 900 performances in the West End. [4] [5]
Variety called the film "non-demanding light entertainment, cheerfully put over by a reliable cast of popular British thesps." [6]
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