Detective privato... anche troppo (1972)
Il consulente fiscale Charles Sidley, tra i più famosi d'Inghilterra, si sposa, ormai quarantenne, con la giovane americana Belinda. Fresca, spontanea, innamorata della vita, la donna s'accorge, dopo le nozze, che suo marito non è più lo stesso piacevole e disinvolto uomo di prima e che il loro matrimonio sta scivolando in una grigia routine. Charles è geloso e i frequenti ritardi, le inspiegabili assenze di Belinda, l'inducono a sospettare il tradimento. Il compito di scoprire se sua moglie abbia un amante se lo assume il detective privato Julian Cristoforou. Allegro, fantasioso, spensierato, vestito di un buffo soprabito bianco e con una borsa a tracolla sempre piena di cibo, l'uomo che viene scambiato da Belinda per un corteggiatore, trasformando il pedinamento in una deliziosa passeggiata per le vie di Londra e una divertita partecipazione alle semplici ma gioiose scelte di Belinda.
Direttore:
Carol Reed
Scrittore:
Peter Shaffer
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Mia Farrow as Belinda |
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Chaim Topol as Julian Cristoforou |
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Michael Jayston as Charles |
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Margaret Rawlings as Mrs. Sidley |
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Annette Crosbie as Miss Framer |
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Dudley Foster as Mr. Mayhew |
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Michael Aldridge as Sir Philip Crouch |
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Michael Barrington as Mr. Scrampton |
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Neil McCarthy as Parkinson |
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David Battley as Writer (uncredited) |
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Ernest Blyth as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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James Cossins as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Guy Standeven as Man at Concert (uncredited) |
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James Villiers as Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Douglas Wilmer as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Brian Worth as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Terence Marsh | Production Designer |
| Art | Robert Cartwright | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| Camera | Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Don Sharp | Editor |
| Directing | Allan James | Assistant Director |
| Art | Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Valerie Booth | Continuity |
| Production | Sally Nicholl | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hugh Richards | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronnie Cogan | Hairstylist |
| Sound | John Aldred | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Sally Gilpin | Choreographer |
| Production | Jim Brennan | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurel Staffell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Peter Shaffer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Shaffer | Novel |
| Editing | Peter Watson | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Denis Johnson | Production Supervisor |