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Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

1970 · 102 min

A queasy, darkly funny descent into a twisted family's deadly games, unsettling and oddly playful.

Directed by
Freddie Francis
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Michael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Pat Heywood
Tagline
Everyone is dying to meet Girly
Overview
A wealthy, fatherless British clan kidnap bums and hippies, forcing them to participate in an elaborate role-playing game in which they are the perfect family; those who refuse or attempt escape endure ritualistic murder.

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Directed by
Freddie Francis
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Michael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Pat Heywood
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • madness
  • violence
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Freddie Francis
Written by
Brian Comport, Maisie Mosco
Starring
Michael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Pat Heywood, Vanessa Howard, Robert Swann, Imogen Hassall, Michael Ripper, Hugh Armstrong
Music
Bernard Ebbinghouse
Cinematography
David Muir
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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