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Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969 · 122 min

A breezy, cartoonish romp full of silly stunts, national stereotypes and slapstick mishaps that plays like a live-action comic strip.

Directed by
Ken Annakin
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Overview
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.

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Directed by
Ken Annakin
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • class
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Those Magnificent Men in Their...Collection

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Genres
adventure, comedy
Directed by
Ken Annakin
Written by
Jack Davies, Ken Annakin
Starring
Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari, Peter Cook, Tony Curtis, Mireille Darc, Marie Dubois, Gert Fröbe
Runtime
122 min
Country
France, Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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