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Feature film — 1957

The Admirable Crichton (1957)

6.81h 34mAdventure — Comedy — Romance

Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

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Modern Screen Play

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Director: Lewis Gilbert

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Cast & crew

Kenneth More as Bill Crichton

Kenneth More

Bill Crichton

Diane Cilento as Eliza Tweeny

Diane Cilento

Eliza Tweeny

Cecil Parker as Lord Henry Loam

Cecil Parker

Lord Henry Loam

Sally Ann Howes as Lady Mary

Sally Ann Howes

Lady Mary

Martita Hunt as Lady Brocklehurst

Martita Hunt

Lady Brocklehurst

Jack Watling as Treherne

Jack Watling

Treherne

Peter Graves as Brocklehurst

Peter Graves

Brocklehurst

Gerald Harper as Ernest

Gerald Harper

Ernest

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Mercy Haystead

Catherine

Miranda Connell as Lady Agatha

Miranda Connell

Lady Agatha

Miles Malleson as Vicar

Miles Malleson

Vicar

Eddie Byrne as Captain of Lord Loam's yacht

Eddie Byrne

Captain of Lord Loam's yacht

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