The Green Man (1956)
The Green Man (1956)
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Alastair Sim
Hawkins
George Cole
William Blake
Terry-Thomas
Charles Boughtflower
Jill Adams
Ann Vincent
Raymond Huntley
Sir Gregory Upshott
Colin Gordon
Reginald Willoughby-Cruft
Avril Angers
Marigold
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
Robert Day
Director
John Glen
Sound Editor
Sidney Gilliat
Theatre Play / Producer / Screenplay
Frank Launder
Producer / Theatre Play / Screenplay
Basil Dearden
Director
John Cox
Sound Supervisor
Leslie Gilliat
Associate Producer
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
hotel
assassin
dark comedy
salesman
seaside
Wiki.
The Green Man is a 1956 black and white British black comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas and Jill Adams. The screenplay was by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, based on the play Meet a Body.
In the film, a professional contract killer and his assistant plan the murder of a prominent businessman. The murder is scheduled to take place during the businessman's stay at a seaside hotel. However a salesman and his new female partner have learned of the murder plans, and they are actively trying to prevent the murder.
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