Movie Description
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
(1977)Overview
Eric Olthwaite is so boring that his family all leave home to escape him. Then one day he is accidentally caught up in a bank robbery and discovers that the robber shares his interests in shovels, black pudding and rainfall so they team up to make daring raids to steal rainfall records. As a result Eric becomes famous and is considered interesting again, so much so that he is made the mayor of Denley Moor.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jim Franklin
- Producer : Jim Franklin
- Writer : Michael Palin,Terry Jones
- Editor : John Jarvis
- Cast : Michael Palin,Barbara New,John Barrett,Anita Carey,Liz Smith,Reg Lye,Petra Markham,Kenneth Colley,Roger Avon,Clifford Kershaw,Norman Mitchell,Anthony Smee,Marcelle Samett,Peter Graham
Cast
Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
Mrs. Olthwaite
Mr. Olthwaite
Irene Olthwaite
Mrs. Bag
Mr. Bag
Enid Bag
Robber
Chauffeur
Mayor
1st Pressman
2nd Pressman
Boy's Mother
Boy
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Class Rank
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Facts
Original TitleThe Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Status Released
Release Information
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1977-09-22
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 30m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Comedy
