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The Naked Truth

1957 · 91 min

A brisk, witty black comedy full of bumbling murder plots and sharp satire, easy to enjoy with a light touch.

Directed by
Mario Zampi
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount
Tagline
Terrific... Shocking... Scandalous...
Overview
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rather implied, to avoid any libel suit) and says he will suppress the story in return for money. Several of his victims first decide individually to kill him instead of paying, but fail in amusing ways. Then they find that to protect their various secrets they must now join forces for a rather different purpose...

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Directed by
Mario Zampi
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • media
  • celebrity
  • corruption
  • deception
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mario Zampi
Written by
Michael Pertwee
Starring
Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton, Dennis Price, Georgina Cookson, Joan Sims, Miles Malleson
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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