The Wrong Box
Summary:
Years before the story proper in The Wrong Box gets under way, a "tontine" is drawn up on behalf several young British boys. Each of the boys' parents had placed 1000 pounds in a pool, to be invested and expanded upon. The resultant fortune will go to the last surving member of the tontine. A series of montages depicts the various demises of the heirs (our favorite occurs when one of ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Mills - (Masterman Finsbury)
Ralph Richardson - (Joseph Finsbury)
Michael Caine - (Michael Finsbury)
Peter Cook - (Morris Finsbury)
Dudley Moore - (John Finsbury)
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Review:
A film which has developed a considerable cult following over the years, The Wrong Box is a black British comedy that combines Ealing Studio subtlety with a 1960's era cynicism and detachment, all in the re-telling of a Victorian-era story from Robert Louis Stevenson. This curious mélange works remarkably well, although it comes with an od... Continue >>
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