Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher
| Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher | |
|---|---|
 A scene from the film: sports day | |
| Directed by | John Krish |
| Written by | Ivan Foxwell Alan Hackney Hugh Whitemore |
| Based on | Decline and Fall 1928 novel by Evelyn Waugh |
| Produced by | Ivan Foxwell |
| Starring | Robin Phillips Donald Wolfit Geneviève Page Felix Aylmer Colin Blakely |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | Archie Ludski |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Production company | Ivan Foxwell Productions |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,970,000 |
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher is a 1968 British comedy film directed by John Krish and starring Robin Phillips, Geneviève Page and Donald Wolfit.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1928 novel Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh.
The film was made with a budget of $1,970,000.[2]
Plot summary
Paul Pennyfeather is an Oxford divinity student who finds himself sent down after a group of drunken undergraduates remove his trousers and he is accused of exposing himself. Forced to look for work, he seeks the services of an employment agency who secure for him a position at a sleazy Welsh boys' boarding school, presided over by the colourful Dr. Fagan. The school's staff are an assortment of eccentric characters: Mr Prendergast, a withdrawn former clergyman; Captain Grimes, a one-legged philanderer with his eye on Fagan's daughter; and Solomon Philbrick, an undercover criminal posing as Fagan's butler.
Cast
- Robin Phillips as Paul Pennyfeather
- Donald Wolfit as Doctor Augustus Fagan
- Geneviève Page as Margot Beste-Chetwynde
- Colin Blakely as Solomon Philbrick
- Felix Aylmer as Judge
- Robert Harris as Prendergast
- Leo McKern as Captain Grimes
- Patrick Magee as Maniac
- Donald Sinden as Prison Governor
- Griffith Jones as Sir Humphrey Maltravers
- Paul Rogers as Chief Warder
- Rodney Bewes as Arthur Potts
- Patience Collier as Flossie Fagan
- Kenneth Griffith as Mr Church
- Joan Sterndale-Bennett as Lady Circumference
Box office
According to Fox records the film required $3,100,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $1,475,000 so made a loss to the studio.[3]
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Decline and Fall (1968)". British Film Institute. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p255
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M (1988). The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. L. Stuart. p. 328.
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- 1968 films
- British musical comedy films
- 1960s musical comedy films
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- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Evelyn Waugh
- Films scored by Ron Goodwin
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