hotel,assassin,dark comedy,salesman,seaside

The Green Man (1956)

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The Kind of Picture the British Have a Way With...Things Like Very Merry Murders...Very Unusual Characters...Very Sly Sex...And All Combined in an Uproar of Laughs and Suspense

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Day
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    Hawkins Alastair Sim
  • Profile picture of George Cole
    William Blake George Cole
  • Profile picture of Terry-Thomas
    Charles Boughtflower Terry-Thomas
  • Profile picture of Jill Adams
    Ann Vincent Jill Adams
  • Profile picture of Raymond Huntley
    Sir Gregory Upshott Raymond Huntley
  • Profile picture of Colin Gordon
    Reginald Willoughby-Cruft Colin Gordon
  • Profile picture of Avril Angers
    Marigold Avril Angers
  • Profile picture of Eileen Moore
    Joan Wood Eileen Moore

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Keywords

  • hotel
  • assassin
  • dark comedy
  • salesman
  • seaside