Sometimes there’s nothing left to do but laugh!
On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Lionel Stander, Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Jack MacGowran, Iain Quarrier, Jacqueline Bisset, Renée Houston, William Franklyn
Wuchak - 6/10
_**Mid-60’s art house flick is dramatically tedious, but has interesting themes**_ A diminutive artist (Donald Pleasence) lives with his much-younger French wife (Françoise Dorléac) in a castle on a tidal island in northern England. When a gruff gangster (Lionel Stander) shows up on their doorstep havoc ensues. Iain Quarrier, William Franklyn and a young Jacqueline Bisset show up for peripheral...
February 17, 2022
Sometimes there’s nothing left to do but laugh!
On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
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On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
1h 52m
June 17, 1966
Roman Polanski
Lionel Stander, Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac
Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Yes, on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel
