The Big Freeze (1993)
45m
Running Time
November 17, 1993Release Date
The Big Freeze (1993)
45m
Running Time
November 17, 1993Release Date
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Plot.
A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong.
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Cast & Crew.
Bob Hoskins
Sidney
Eric Sykes
Mr. Blick
Eila Roine
Matron
Donald Pleasence
Soup slurper
Raija Laakso
Louise
Sonja Lumme
Pretty nurse
Susan Morrall
Writer
John Mills
Dapper man
Ian Bodenham
Producer
Terence Ryan
Producer
Spike Milligan
Der Schauspieler
Dave Howman
Composer
Sylvi Salonen
The flapper
André Jacquemin
Composer
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi
Old lady
Shaun O'Dell
Cinematographer
Helinä Viitanen
Zimmer lady
Erkki Thil
Film director
Gabriel Laszlo
Fencer with wig
Hannes Anttila
Fencer
Gunnar Strommer
Man in bath
Lasse Tiilkainen
Magician
Ransu Alhoniemi
Juggler
Mary Hayley Bell
Nursing Home Resident (uncredited)
Julian Doyle
Editor
Christopher Figg
Executive Producer
Stephen Margolis
Executive Producer
Sara Giles
Executive Producer
Joseph D'Morais
Executive Producer
Ken Tuohy
Associate Producer
Alan Knight
Editor
Juha Vakkuri
Co-Producer
David Altschuller
Executive Producer
Sara Graham
Associate Producer
Howard Kitchner
Executive Producer
Ari Merlinainen
Co-Producer
Aatto Hongisto
Production Design
Runa Åkerberg
Costume Design
Erja Mikkola
Makeup Artist
Details.
Release DateNovember 17, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time45m
Filming LocationsTampere, Finland
Genres
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Wiki.
The Big Freeze is a 1993 featurette-length film written and directed by Eric Sykes. The action centres on mishaps involving a father and son plumbing team attending to business in sub-zero temperatures at a retirement home in Finland. Like other Sykes directorial vehicles, the piece is a silent comedy with a star cast - here including Bob Hoskins, John Mills, Donald Pleasence and Spike Milligan.