Stiff Upper Lips
Synopsis
She invites Cedric to visit. He is an intellectual who tends to lapse into Latin just for Kicks.
Enter George, a rough villager, sone of Eric, rabbit-breeder extraordinaire, who is proud that he and his family are scum. George saves Emily from drowing and when she sees his rippling unmentionables, love is definitely in the air - until she realises just how lower class he is.
This irreverent comedy moves from England to Italy and then to India, with all and sundry causing havoc on both continents!
Details
- Year
- 1998
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 35mm Easman EXR Film
- Director
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Gary Sinyor
- Producer
- Jeremy Bolt
- Principal cast
- Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Georgina Cates, Samuel West, Brian Glover, Frank Finlay and Robert Portal
- Screen Writers
- Paul Simpkin and Gary Sinyor
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Chrysalis 13 Bramley Road London W10 6SP Tel: 020 7456 6274/020 7221 2213 Fax: 020 7221 6286
Sales Company
Rank Film Distributors 127 Wardour Street London W1V 4AD Tel: 020 7437 9020 FAx: 020 7494 2148
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