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The Admirable Crichton

1957 · 94 min

A charming, witty satire that gently upends class roles with warmth and light romance.

Tagline
The Hilarious Story of What the Girls Saw in the Butler...
Overview
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • love
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, romance
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
Written by
Vernon Harris, Lewis Gilbert
Starring
Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt, Jack Watling, Peter Graves, Gerald Harper
Cinematography
Wilkie Cooper
Runtime
94 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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