The Green Man (1956)
The Green Man (1956)
The Kind of Picture the British Have a Way With...Things Like Very Merry Murders...Very Unusual Characters...Very Sly Sex...And All Combined in an Uproar of Laughs and Suspense
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

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Cast

Alastair Sim Alastair Sim As: Hawkins
George Cole George Cole As: William Blake
Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas As: Charles Boughtflower
Jill Adams Jill Adams As: Ann Vincent
Raymond Huntley Raymond Huntley As: Sir Gregory Upshott
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Storyline

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.


Tagline: The Kind of Picture the British Have a Way With...Things Like Very Merry Murders...Very Unusual Characters...Very Sly Sex...And All Combined in an Uproar of Laughs and Suspense
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 21 December 1956

Country: GB

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Grenadier Films

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Cast

Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

Hawkins

George Cole

George Cole

William Blake

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Charles Boughtflower

Jill Adams

Jill Adams

Ann Vincent

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Sir Gregory Upshott

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Reginald Willoughby-Cruft

Avril Angers

Avril Angers

Marigold

John Chandos

John Chandos

McKechnie

Eileen Moore

Eileen Moore

Joan Wood

Arthur Brough

Arthur Brough

Landlord

Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Lily

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Doctor

Alexander Gauge

Alexander Gauge

Chairman

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Sergeant Bassett

Vivien Wood

Vivien Wood

Leader of Trio

Marie Burke

Marie Burke

Felicity

Lucy Griffiths

Lucy Griffiths

Annabel

Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Radio Salesman

Peter Bull

Peter Bull

General Niva

Willoughby Goddard

Willoughby Goddard

Statesman

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Waiter

Leslie Weston

Leslie Weston

Porter

Doris Yorke

Doris Yorke

Mrs. Bostock

Directed By

Robert Day

Robert Day

Director

Basil Dearden

Basil Dearden

Director

Douglas Hermes

Douglas Hermes

Assistant Director

Olga Brook

Olga Brook

Continuity

Writing Credits

Sidney Gilliat

Sidney Gilliat

Theatre Play

Frank Launder

Frank Launder

Theatre Play

Frank Launder

Frank Launder

Screenplay

Sidney Gilliat

Sidney Gilliat

Screenplay

Production Crew

Sidney Gilliat

Sidney Gilliat

Producer

Frank Launder

Frank Launder

Producer

Leslie Gilliat

Leslie Gilliat

Associate Producer

John Pellatt

John Pellatt

Unit Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Trevor Crole-Rees

Trevor Crole-Rees

Makeup Artist

Anna Duse

Anna Duse

Costume Designer

Bill Griffiths

Bill Griffiths

Hairdresser

Sound

John Glen

John Glen

Sound Editor

Buster Ambler

Buster Ambler

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

Cedric Thorpe Davie

Cedric Thorpe Davie

Original Music Composer

John Cox

John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Red Law

Red Law

Sound Recordist

Ken Ritchie

Ken Ritchie

Boom Operator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Alan Hume

Alan Hume

Camera Operator

Gerald Gibbs

Gerald Gibbs

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Wilfred Shingleton

Wilfred Shingleton

Art Direction

Other Crew

George Samuels

George Samuels

Special Effects

Wally Veevers

Wally Veevers

Special Effects

Basil Mannin

Basil Mannin

Scenic Artist

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