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	\| name = A Matter of WHO		\| name = A Matter of WHO
	\| image = File:A Matter of WHO.~~png~~		\| image = File:A Matter of WHO.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Don Chaffey]]		\| director = [[w:Don Chaffey\|Don Chaffey]]
	\| producer = Milton Holmes<br />Walter Shenson		\| producer = Milton Holmes<br />Walter Shenson
	\| writer = Patricia Lee<br />Paul Dickinson<br />Patricia Lee<br />Milton Holmes<br />Harold Buchman		\| writer = Patricia Lee<br />Paul Dickinson<br />Patricia Lee<br />Milton Holmes<br />Harold Buchman
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	\| story =		\| story =
	\| based_on = <!-- {{based on\|title of the original work\|writer of the original work}} -->		\| based_on = <!-- {{based on\|title of the original work\|writer of the original work}} -->
	\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[Sonja Ziemann]]<br />[[Alex Nicol]]<br />[[Richard Briers]]		\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br />[[w:Sonja Ziemann\|Sonja Ziemann]]<br />[[w:Alex Nicol\|Alex Nicol]]<br />[[Richard Briers]]
	\| music = [[Edwin Astley]]		\| music = [[w:Edwin Astley\|Edwin Astley]]
	\| cinematography = [[Erwin Hillier]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Erwin Hillier\|Erwin Hillier]]
	\| editing = [[Frank Clarke (editor)\|Frank Clarke]]		\| editing = [[w:Frank Clarke (editor)\|Frank Clarke]]
	\| studio =Foray Productions		\| studio =Foray Productions
	\| distributor = [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]]		\| distributor = [[w:Metro Goldwyn Mayer\|Metro Goldwyn Mayer]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|1961\|10\|3\|\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1961\|10\|03\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 90 minutes		\| runtime = 90 minutes
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
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	'''''A Matter of WHO''''' is a 1961 [[British comedy]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Don Chaffey]] and starring [[Terry-Thomas]] as a [[World Health Organization]] employee trying to trail the source of a deadly virus.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0213a2\|title=A Matter of Who (1961)}}</ref> It also featured [[Julie Alexander]], [[Sonja Ziemann]], [[Alex Nicol]], [[Richard Briers]], [[Honor Blackman]] and [[Carol White]].		'''''A Matter of WHO''''' is a 1961 [[w:British comedy\|British comedy]] [[w:thriller film\|thriller film]] directed by [[w:Don Chaffey\|Don Chaffey]] and starring [[Terry-Thomas]] as a [[w:World Health Organization\|World Health Organization]] employee trying to trail the source of a deadly virus.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0213a2\|title=A Matter of Who (1961)}}</ref> It also featured [[w:Julie Alexander\|Julie Alexander]], [[w:Sonja Ziemann\|Sonja Ziemann]], [[w:Alex Nicol\|Alex Nicol]], [[Richard Briers]], [[w:Honor Blackman\|Honor Blackman]] and [[w:Carol White\|Carol White]].

	It was made at [[MGM-British Studios\|MGM-British Elstree Studios]] with sets designed by [[Elliot Scott]]. MGM records say it lost $142,000.<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation \| title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger \| publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study \| place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>		It was made at [[w:MGM-British Studios\|MGM-British Elstree Studios]] with sets designed by [[w:Elliot Scott\|Elliot Scott]]. MGM records say it lost $142,000.<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation \| title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger \| publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study \| place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Aboard an airliner flying from Nice to London, an oil driller returning from the Middle East named Cooper becomes very ill. This attracts the notice of World Health Organization self-styled "germ detective" Archibald Bannister. It turns out that Cooper's new wife, Michèle, and his business associate, Kennedy, know each other.		Aboard an airliner flying from Nice to London, an oil driller returning from the Middle East named Cooper becomes very ill. This attracts the notice of World Health Organization self-styled "germ detective" Archibald Bannister. It turns out that Cooper's new wife, Michèle, and his business associate, Kennedy, know each other.

	Bannister is reprimanded by his boss, Hatfield, for previously shutting down London Airport because of what turns out to be an ordinary rat. This time, however, Cooper is diagnosed with highly infectious [[smallpox]]. There are also outbreaks in Brussels and Zurich. Bannister suspects that all three cases were contracted from a fourth person, a carrier.		Bannister is reprimanded by his boss, Hatfield, for previously shutting down London Airport because of what turns out to be an ordinary rat. This time, however, Cooper is diagnosed with highly infectious [[w:smallpox\|smallpox]]. There are also outbreaks in Brussels and Zurich. Bannister suspects that all three cases were contracted from a fourth person, a carrier.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|0055156}}		*{{IMDb title\|0055156}}

	~~{{Don Chaffey}}~~

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = A Matter of WHO
| image = File:A Matter of WHO.png
| caption =
| director = [[Don Chaffey]]
| producer = Milton Holmes Walter Shenson
| writer = Patricia Lee Paul Dickinson Patricia Lee Milton Holmes Harold Buchman
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]] [[Sonja Ziemann]] [[Alex Nicol]] [[Richard Briers]]
| music = [[Edwin Astley]]
| cinematography = [[Erwin Hillier]]
| editing = [[Frank Clarke (editor)|Frank Clarke]]
| studio =Foray Productions
| distributor = [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]]
| released = {{Film date|1961|10|3||df=y}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''A Matter of WHO''''' is a 1961 [[British comedy]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Don Chaffey]] and starring [[Terry-Thomas]] as a [[World Health Organization]] employee trying to trail the source of a deadly virus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0213a2|title=A Matter of Who (1961)}}</ref> It also featured [[Julie Alexander]], [[Sonja Ziemann]], [[Alex Nicol]], [[Richard Briers]], [[Honor Blackman]] and [[Carol White]].

It was made at [[MGM-British Studios|MGM-British Elstree Studios]] with sets designed by [[Elliot Scott]]. MGM records say it lost $142,000.<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>

==Plot==
Aboard an airliner flying from Nice to London, an oil driller returning from the Middle East named Cooper becomes very ill. This attracts the notice of World Health Organization self-styled "germ detective" Archibald Bannister. It turns out that Cooper's new wife, Michèle, and his business associate, Kennedy, know each other.

Bannister is reprimanded by his boss, Hatfield, for previously shutting down London Airport because of what turns out to be an ordinary rat. This time, however, Cooper is diagnosed with highly infectious [[smallpox]]. There are also outbreaks in Brussels and Zurich. Bannister suspects that all three cases were contracted from a fourth person, a carrier.

==Cast==
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* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Archibald Bannister
* [[Sonja Ziemann]] as Michèle
* [[Alex Nicol]] as Kennedy
* [[Richard Briers]] as Jamierson
* [[Honor Blackman]] as Sister Bryan
* [[Carol White]] as Beryl
* [[Guy Deghy]] as Ivanovitch
* [[Clive Morton]] as Hatfield
* [[Martin Benson (actor)|Martin Benson]] as Rahman
* [[Geoffrey Keen]] as Foster
* [[The John Barry Seven]]
* [[Eduard Linkers]] as Linkers
* [[Vincent Ball]] as Dr Blake
* [[Michael Ripper]] as Skipper
* Cyril Wheeler as Cooper
* [[Andrew Faulds]] as Ralph
* George Cormack as Henry
* [[Bruce Beeby]] as Captain Brooke
* [[Julie Alexander]] as Stewardess
* [[Barbara Hicks]] as Margery
{{div col end}}

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0055156}}

{{Don Chaffey}}

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