The Cherry Picker, also known as The Quiet Life, is a 1972 British drama film directed by Peter Curran and starring Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Spike Milligan, Patrick Cargill, Jack Hulbert, Fiona Curzon, Terry-Thomas and Robert Hutton.[1]
| The Cherry Picker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Curran |
| Written by | Peter Curran (screenplay) |
| Based on | the novel Pick Up Sticks by Mickey Phillips |
| Starring | Lulu Bob Sherman Terry-Thomas Wilfrid Hyde-White Spike Milligan |
| Music by | Bill McGuffie |
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As of August 2014, the film was missing from the BFI National Archive; although inferior quality copies are still in circulation[2] it is still listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films[3] due to the loss of the original print.
Cast edit
- Nancy - Lulu[4]
- James Burn III - Bob Sherman
- Appleby - Terry-Thomas
- Dobson - Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Mr. Lal - Spike Milligan
- Dr. Harrison - Patrick Cargill
- Sir Hugh Fawcett - Jack Hulbert
- Maureen - Fiona Curzon
- James Burn II - Robert Hutton
- Mrs. Trulove - Priscilla Morgan
- Dan Haydock - Arthur Blake
- Vicar - Barry Wilsher
- Dr. Softman - Bruce Boa
- Pilkington - Henry McGee
- Mrs. Lal - Marianne Stone
- Dubbed Voice of Nancy - Nikki van der Zyl
Production edit
The film was written, directed and produced by Curran.[5]
References edit
- ^ "The Cherry Picker (1972)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "7 Amazing British Films That Are Lost Forever". Yahoo Finance. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "BFI Most Wanted". BFI National Archives. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Bret, David (8 August 2015). Brit Girls of the Sixties Volume Three: Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw & Lulu. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-291-79827-2.
- ^ Maxford, Howard (8 November 2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8.
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