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  • | gross = $4,500,000 (US/ Canada)<ref>"Big Rental Films of 1968", ''Variety'', 8 January 1969 p 15. This figure is a rental accruin ...th Harper and Ronald J. Kahn from a screenplay by Hugh Mills, based on his 1965 novel. The music score was by Bernard Ebbinghouse and the cinematography by
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  • | released = {{start date|1965|6|3|df=y}} '''''The Knack …and How to Get It''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Richard Lester]] and starring [[Rita Tushingham]], [[R
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  • ...James Mason]]. Directed by [[Silvio Narizzano]], the film was based on the 1965 novel by [[Margaret Forster]]. ...to [[Gross rental|rentals accruing to the distributors]].<ref>"Big Rental Films of 1967", ''Variety'', 3 January 1968 p 25</ref>
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  • ...= {{Film date|1964|10|27|US|1965|04|15|UK<ref>''The Times'', 15 April 1965, page 17: Film review of ''The Americanization of Emily'' – found via The ...= $4,000,000 <small>(rentals)</small><ref>"Big Rental Pictures of 1965", ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', 5 January 1966, pg 6.</ref>
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  • | known_for = [[Carry On (film series)|''Carry On'' films]]<br/>''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' ...prominence with his appearances in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].
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  • ...P.s''''' (also known as '''''Hotel International''''') is a 1963 British [[comedy-drama]] film in [[Metrocolor]] and [[Panavision]]. It was directed by [[Ant ...most popular films in Britain in 1963.<ref>{{cite news|title=Most Popular Films of 1963|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London, England|date=3 January 196
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  • | distributor = [[Adelphi Films]] ...ref> It was an attempt by [[Adelphi Films]] to move into bigger budgeted films. It was the last movie Guillermin directed for the company.<ref name="sight
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  • ...r occasional characters) on ''[[The Navy Lark]]'', a popular [[w:BBC|BBC]] comedy radio series (1959 - 1977), which starred [[Jon Pertwee]], with [[Ronnie Ba ...61 and 1968, episode five of ''[[w:Undermind (TV series)|Undermind]] '' in 1965, ''[[w:Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly Softly]]'', (1966, 1969), ''[[w:Ra
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  • ...f>{{cite book |last=Fellner |first=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVGfDwAAQBAJ&q=Adrienne+Riccoboni+bo ...hakespearean roles and in Hammer horror movies, as well as such well-known films as Dr Zhivago |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/28/adrienne-co
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  • ...ck comedy]], [[Comedy drama]], [[Musicals]], [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]], [[Sex comedies]], [[Western (genre)|Western]] ...rector of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theate
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  • .../archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/the-25-best-comedy-duos/peter-cook-and-dudley-moore/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access His career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly ''[[Bedazzled (1967 film)|Bedazzled]]'' (1967), set in [[Swin
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  • ...ctor. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and [[Situation comedy|sitcoms]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Anton Rodgers |work=telegraph.co.uk |url=h ...the comically corrupt French policeman who aided [[Michael Caine]] in his romantic/financial schemes in ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)|Dirty Rotten Scound
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  • ...Marple]] in a series of four [[George Pollock (director)|George Pollock]] films. She was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire|Order of ...es.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040307/ai_n12751110/pg_3 |title=A life in films: Murder she hid |newspaper=The Independent on Sunday |first=Matthew |last=S
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  • ...aracters|Cato]] in the ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|Pink Panther]]'' films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal o ...when he least expected it to keep him alert, usually resulting in a ruined romantic encounter or Clouseau's flat being completely destroyed. Amid the chaos, th
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  • | known_for = [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]] ...une 2014}}</ref> as well as being a regular panellist on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s comedy panel show ''[[Just a Minute]]'' from its second series in 1968 until his d
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  • ...am also worked on two books, ''Private Eye on London'' and ''Private Eye's Romantic England'' that make heavy use of his cartooning talents. One of the first ' ==Films, television and radio==
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  • ...a list of actors who have appeared in [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]]. ...Jacques—this plot device was used to greatest effect in the hospital-based films, which gave rise to Williams' famous catchphrase "ohhh Matron!".
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  • ...remembered for his role as [[Sergeant Arthur Wilson]] in the BBC situation comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'', between 1968 and 1977.{{sfn|McCann|2010|p=ix}} ...anther]]'' (1963), ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'' (1965), and ''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969).<ref name=ODNB /> He always appeared i
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  • | image = Norman Wisdom (1965).jpg | caption = Wisdom in 1965
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  • ...sh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War. ...worked regularly at [[Ealing Studios]], first with starring roles in such films as ''[[They Knew Mr. Knight (film)|They Knew Mr. Knight]]'' (1946), ''[[The
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