The Amorous Prawn or The Amorous Mr. Prawn is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker.[1] The film was based on a 1959 farcical play by Kimmins.[2]
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Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
Written by | Anthony Kimmins (play and screenplay) Nicholas Phipps |
Produced by | Leslie Gilliat |
Starring | Ian Carmichael Joan Greenwood Cecil Parker |
Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
Edited by | Thelma Connell |
Music by | John Barry |
Production company | Covent Garden Films |
Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
In the United States the film was retitled The Playgirl and the War Minister to exploit the Profumo affair.[3]
General Fitzadam receives his final posting in the remote Scottish Highlands. When the General and his wife discover that they cannot afford the country cottage where they plan to retire, his wife decides to run their residence as a hotel for wealthy Americans using the services of soldiers and an expert poacher.
The original play had run for over 900 performances in the West End.[4][5]
Variety called the film "non-demanding light entertainment, cheerfully put over by a reliable cast of popular British thesps."[6]
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