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'''''I Only Arsked!''''' is a 1958 British [[w:comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[w:Montgomery Tully|Montgomery Tully]] and starring [[Bernard Bresslaw]], [[Michael Medwin]] and [[Alfie Bass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|publisher=[[w:British Film Institute|]]}}</ref> It was based on the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'' and was made by [[|Hammer Films|]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/british-sit-coms-became-movies/|title=15 British sitcoms that made it to the big screen|first=Owen|last=Williams|publisher=}}</ref>  
'''''I Only Arsked!''''' is a 1958 British [[w:comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[w:Montgomery Tully|Montgomery Tully]] and starring [[Bernard Bresslaw]], [[Michael Medwin]] and [[Alfie Bass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|publisher=[[w:British Film Institute|]]}}</ref> It was based on the television series ''[[The Army Game]]'' and was made by [[w:Hammer Films|Hammer Films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/british-sit-coms-became-movies/|title=15 British sitcoms that made it to the big screen|first=Owen|last=Williams|publisher=}}</ref>  


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Latest revision as of 11:18, 6 February 2023

I Only Arsked!
I Only Arsked! (1958 film).jpg
British quad poster
Directed byMontgomery Tully
Screenplay bySid Colin
Jack Davies
Produced byAnthony Hinds
StarringBernard Bresslaw
Michael Medwin
Alfie Bass
CinematographyLionel Banes
Edited byJames Needs
Alfred Cox
Music byBenjamin Frankel
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures Corporation (UK)
Release dates
  • 11 November 1958 (1958-11-11) (London, UK)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

I Only Arsked! is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass.[1] It was based on the television series The Army Game and was made by Hammer Films.[2]

Plot

Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East.

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "The level of humor in I Only Arsked! will perhaps best be appreciated by fans of the original series";[3] while TV Guide noted "An enjoyable British slapstick comedy."[4]

References

  1. ^ "I only Arsked! (1959)". [[w:British Film Institute|]].
  2. ^ Williams, Owen. "15 British sitcoms that made it to the big screen".
  3. ^ "I Only Asked! (1958) - Montgomery Tully - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  4. ^ "I Only Arsked!". TV Guide.

External links

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