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	==Production==		==Production==
	Forbes originally offered Carney's role to [[William Holden]] who declined because the fee offered was too small. Forbes wrote in 1992 that if Holden had made the film he "might have been alive today."<ref>Bryan Forbes, ''A Divided Life'', Mandarin, 1993 p. 17</ref>		Forbes originally offered Carney's role to [[w:William Holden\|William Holden]] who declined because the fee offered was too small. Forbes wrote in 1992 that if Holden had made the film he "might have been alive today."<ref>Bryan Forbes, ''A Divided Life'', Mandarin, 1993 p. 17</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|1983 film by Bryan Forbes}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Better Late Than Never
| image = BLTN film.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bryan Forbes]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[Raymond Chow]]|[[David Niven, Jr.]]|[[Jack Haley, Jr.]]}}
| writer = Bryan Forbes
| story = Gwen Davis
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[David Niven]]|[[Art Carney]]|[[Maggie Smith]]|Kimberley Partridge}}
| music = [[Henry Mancini]]
| cinematography = Claude Lecomte
| editing = Phillip Shaw
| studio = [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| released = 15 April 1983
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $24,164
}}
'''''Better Late Than Never''''' is a 1983 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Bryan Forbes]] and starring [[David Niven]], [[Art Carney]] and [[Maggie Smith]]. The soundtrack features songs by [[Henry Mancini]] and [[Noël Coward]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083647/soundtrack Better Late Than Never (1982) – Soundtracks]</ref>

==Plot==
Nick ([[David Niven|Niven]]) is the supposed grandfather of 10-year-old Bridget (Partridge), who stands to inherit a sizeable fortune. Charley ([[Art Carney|Carney]]) shows up and claims that he is the genuine grandpa. Both men once slept with Bridget's grandmother, and she was never certain which of the two produced her child. Neither Nick nor Charley are good prospects, so Bridget must choose from the lesser of two evils.

==Principal cast==
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[David Niven]] || Nick Hartland
|-
| [[Art Carney]] || Charley Dunbar
|-
| [[Maggie Smith]] || Miss Anderson
|-
| [[Catherine Hicks]] || Sable
|-
| [[Lionel Jeffries]] || Bertie
|-
| Melissa Prophet || Marlene
|-
| Kimberley Partridge || Bridget
|-
| [[Jean-Pierre Castaldi]] || Doctor
|}

==Production==
Forbes originally offered Carney's role to [[William Holden]] who declined because the fee offered was too small. Forbes wrote in 1992 that if Holden had made the film he "might have been alive today."<ref>Bryan Forbes, ''A Divided Life'', Mandarin, 1993 p. 17</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0083647|Better Late Than Never}}
*{{amg movie|5163|Better Late Than Never}}

{{Bryan Forbes}}

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[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:1983 comedy films]]
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in France]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bryan Forbes]]
[[Category:Films scored by Henry Mancini]]

{{1980s-comedy-film-stub}}