One Way Pendulum
Take a trip round the bend - with the World's Wackiest Family!
1965 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Peter Yates |
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| Writer: | N.F. Simpson |
| Staring: |
| A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing in the attic. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 21, 1965 |
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| Director: | Peter Yates |
| Writer: | N.F. Simpson |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | based on play or musical, mock trial, absurdist humor |
| Production Companies | Woodfall Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eric Sykes | Mr. Groomkirby |
| Julia Foster | Sylvia |
| Peggy Mount | Mrs. Gantry |
| Mona Washbourne | Aunt Mildred |
| George Cole | Defence Counsel |
| Jonathan Miller | Kirby |
| Alison Leggatt | Mrs. Groomkirby |
| Douglas Wilmer | Judge |
| Glyn Houston | Detective Inspector Barnes |
| Graham Crowden | Prosecuting Counsel |
| Kenneth Farrington | Stan |
| Walter Horsbrugh | Clerk of the Court |
| Frederick Piper | Usher |
| Vincent Harding | Policeman / Bus Conductor |
| Tommy Bruce | Gormless (voice) |
| Trevor Bannister | Groomkirby's Co-Worker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Yates | Director |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound Director |
| N.F. Simpson | Writer |
| Robin Gregory | Sound Recordist |
| Denys N. Coop | Director of Photography |
| Barbara Gillett | Wardrobe Master |
| Wally Fairweather | Focus Puller |
| Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Marcus Dods | Conductor |
| Reece Pemberton | Production Design |
| Peter Taylor | Editor |
| Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
| Claude Watson | Assistant Director |
| Jane Buck | Continuity |
| Graham Harris | Sound Editor |
| Tom Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Betty Sherriff | Hairdresser |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Holden | Associate Producer |
| Leigh Aman | Associate Producer |
| Oscar Lewenstein | Executive Producer |
| Michael Deeley | Producer |
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