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The Smallest Show on Earth (US: Big Time Operators) is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford. The screenplay was written by William Rose and John Eldridge from an original story by William Rose.
Sep 28, 2022 · Watch the restored version of this classic comedy film starring Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford and Bill Travers. The Smallest Show on Earth is about a group of radio broadcasters who try to save their station from closure.
When Matt Spenser (Bill Travers) and his wife, Jean (Virginia McKenna), inherit a small cinema, the Bijou, from a distant relative, they are shocked to find a decrepit building that comes with a...
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- Basil Dearden
- Comedy
- Bill Travers
Directed by Basil Dearden. The Funniest Show on Earth! Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill’s long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough.
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- Hallmark Productions
- Basil Dearden
The Smallest Show on Earth is a film directed by Basil Dearden with Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford .... Year: 1957. Original title: The Smallest Show on Earth. Synopsis: Jean and Bill are a struggling married couple with Bill trying to scrape a living as a writer.
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- United Kingdom
- Douglas Slocombe (B&W)
- Basil Dearden
Notebook 07 Jul 2022 1. Critics reviews. A young couple inherits a debt-ridden old movie theater, appropriately nicknamed “The Flea Pit,” and the three eccentric senior citizens who work there.
A nostalgic comedy about a young couple who inherit a run-down cinema and face competition from a rival chain. The film features Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford and Douglas Slocombe, and captures the spirit of British cinemagoing in the 1950s.
