Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher is a 1968 De Luxe British comedy film directed by John Krish and starring Robin Phillips, Geneviève Page and Donald Wolfit.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh.
| Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Krish |
| Written by | Ivan Foxwell Alan Hackney Hugh Whitemore |
| Produced by | Ivan Foxwell |
| Starring | Robin Phillips Felix Aylmer Colin Blakely |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | Archie Ludski |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Production company | Ivan Foxwell Productions |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,970,000 |
The film was made with a budget of $1,970,000.[2]
Plot summary
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Paul Pennyfeather (Robin Phillips) is an Oxford divinity student who finds himself expelled after a gang of drunken freshmen remove his pants and he is accused of exposing himself to a girl. Looking for work, he retains the services of an unsavory employment agency that secures a position for him at a sleazy Welsh boarding school for boys, presided over by the colorful Dr. Fagan (Donald Wolfit). On staff at the school are an assortment of distasteful screwballs; Mr. Prendergast (Robert Harris) is a withdrawn former clergyman; Captain Grimes (Leo McKern) is a one-legged two-timer with his eye on Fagan's daughter Flossie (Patience Collier); and Soloman Philbrick (Colin Blakely) is an undercover criminal posing as Fagan's butler.[3]
Cast
- Robin Phillips as Paul Pennyfeather
- Geneviève Page as Margot Beste-Chetwynde
- Donald Wolfit as Doctor Augustus Fagan
- Colin Blakely as Solomon Philbrick
- Leo McKern as Captain Grimes
- Michael Elwyn as Alastair Vane-Trumpington
- Norman Scace as Dean
- John Glyn-Jones as Warden
- Donald Layne-Smith as Bursar
- John Cater as Blackall
- Kenneth Griffith as Mr Church
- Jeremy Child as Nigel
- Joan Sterndale-Bennett as Lady Circumference
- Patience Collier as Flossie Fagan
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DECLINE AND FALL (1968)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p255
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/decline-and-fall-of-a-bird-watcher-v89061
External links
- Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher at IMDb
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- Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher at the TCM Movie Database
- Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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