The Touchables (1968)
November 16, 1968Release Date
The Touchables (1968)
November 16, 1968Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Judy Huxtable
Sadie
Ester Anderson
Melanie
Kathy Simmonds
Samson
James Villiers
Twyning
Monika Ringwald
Busbee
Ricky Starr
Ricki
Robert Freeman
Director
John Ronane
Kasher
Ian La Frenais
Writer
David Cammell
Writer
Harry Baird
Lilywhite
Donald Cammell
Writer
Michael Chow
Denzil
John Bryan
Producer
Joan Bakewell
Interviewer
Ken Thorne
Composer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Touchables is a 1968 British crime drama film directed by Robert Freeman and written by Ian La Frenais from a story by Donald Cammell. It stars Judy Huxtable, Esther Anderson and James Villiers.
The screenplay was written by Ian La Frenais, who had created the comedy The Likely Lads for television with his partner Dick Clement. It was the first of only two films directed by Robert Freeman, the photographer responsible for a number of Beatles album covers. A mannequin of Diana Dors which appears in the film was the same model as was used in the cover montage of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Other cast members include John Ronane, Peter Gordeno, Harry Baird, Simon Williams and Joan Bakewell in a cameo role as an interviewer. The cast also includes appearances by many popular British wrestlers, including Ricki Starr, Steve Veidor, Danny Lynch and Bruno Elrington.
Largely ignored on its release and since, owing to the scarcity of prints, it has recently acquired cult status of its type, in part due to a DVD release.Donald Cammell, who shares story credit, would later rework its themes in Performance (1970).