United Kingdom / Dec 21, 1956 / PG
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Chandos | McKechnie |
| Eileen Moore | Joan Wood |
| Arthur Brough | Landlord |
| Dora Bryan | Lily |
| Richard Wattis | Doctor |
| Alexander Gauge | Chairman |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Sergeant Bassett |
| Vivien Wood | Leader of Trio |
| Marie Burke | Felicity |
| Lucy Griffiths | Annabel |
| Arthur Lowe | Radio Salesman |
| Peter Bull | General Niva |
| Willoughby Goddard | Statesman |
| Michael Ripper | Waiter |
| Leslie Weston | Porter |
| Doris Yorke | Mrs. Bostock |
Genres
ComedyCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Green Man |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Grenadier Films |
| Release date | 21 dicembre 1956 |
| Production | Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat, Leslie Gilliat |
| Writer | Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder |
| Editing | Bernard Gribble |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs, Alan Hume |
| Assistant directors | Douglas Hermes, Robert Day, Basil Dearden, Olga Brook |
| Camera operators | Alan Hume, Gerald Gibbs |
| Additional photography | Alan Hume, Gerald Gibbs |
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| Production design | Wilfred Shingleton |
| Art direction | Wilfred Shingleton |
| Set decoration | Wilfred Shingleton |
| Special effects | Wally Veevers, George Samuels |
| Music | Cedric Thorpe Davie, John Glen, John Cox, Buster Ambler, Red Law, Muir Mathieson, Ken Ritchie |
| Sound | John Glen, John Cox, Buster Ambler, Red Law, Cedric Thorpe Davie, Muir Mathieson, Ken Ritchie |
| Costume design | Anna Duse, Trevor Crole-Rees, Bill Griffiths |
| Makeup | Trevor Crole-Rees, Anna Duse, Bill Griffiths |
| Hairstyling | Anna Duse, Trevor Crole-Rees, Bill Griffiths |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / May 22, 1957 / NR
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