A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath's 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.
Acting
Dudley Moore's piano-fueled nervous breakdown is physically exhausting to watch.
Score
Moore's original jazz compositions that the plot desperately wants you to believe are genius.
Director
Joseph McGrath
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Patricia Routledge's feature film debut, four years before she'd become Hyacinth Bucket. She's already doing the most with minimal screen time.
Released the same year as Moore's breakthrough 'Beyond the Fringe' ended, this captures the precise moment British comedy pivoted from West End sophistication to something more anarchic and vulnerable.
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