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A Coming-Out Party

Original title: Very Important Person
  • 1961
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
671
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A Coming-Out Party (1961)
ComedyWar

A somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits in a German POW camp find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must be got out at all cost.A somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits in a German POW camp find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must be got out at all cost.A somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits in a German POW camp find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must be got out at all cost.

  • Director
    • Ken Annakin
  • Writers
    • Jack Davies
    • Henry Blyth
    • John Foley
  • Stars
    • James Robertson Justice
    • Leslie Phillips
    • Stanley Baxter
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    671
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Annakin
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Henry Blyth
      • John Foley
    • Stars
      • James Robertson Justice
      • Leslie Phillips
      • Stanley Baxter
    • 22User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    James Robertson Justice
    James Robertson Justice
    • Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS…
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper DFC
    Stanley Baxter
    Stanley Baxter
    • 'Jock' Everett…
    Eric Sykes
    Eric Sykes
    • Willoughby, Sports Officer
    Richard Wattis
    Richard Wattis
    • Woodcock, Entertainments Officer
    Godfrey Winn
    • Self
    Colin Gordon
    Colin Gordon
    • Briggs
    John Le Mesurier
    John Le Mesurier
    • Piggott, Escape Officer
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Travers, Senior British Officer
    Jeremy Lloyd
    Jeremy Lloyd
    • Flt Lt. 'Bonzo' Baines DFC
    John Forrest
    • 'Grassy' Green
    Jean Cadell
    Jean Cadell
    • Lady Telling Story on TV show - Opening Scene
    Peter Myers
    Peter Myers
    • P…
    Ronnie Stevens
    Ronnie Stevens
    • Hankley
    Ronald Leigh-Hunt
    Ronald Leigh-Hunt
    • Clynes
    • (as Ronald Leigh Hunt)
    Steve Plytas
    Steve Plytas
    • Luftwaffe Officer
    John Ringham
    John Ringham
    • P…
    Mark Hardy
    • Director
      • Ken Annakin
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Henry Blyth
      • John Foley
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      When James Robertson Justice's character shouts at the Lageroffizier, it translates as "You can kiss my arse, you filthy Nazi!" Possibly, James Robertson Justice, who spoke fluent German, ad-libbed this, certain that the rest of the crew probably wouldn't understand it, most of the audience wouldn't and the censors undoubtedly wouldn't (or get the jokes).
    • Goofs
      When the Times Crossword is first introduced to the prisoners, the clue for 1 Across is stated as "What did Jupiter drop?" However, when Farrow has completed it, we see the 1 Across clue as "Preserve of Fiction" (solution:"ramjam"). Furthermore, the crossword is numbered #4548 whilst the solution to the previous day's crossword = #9547 - the leading "9" having been amended to a "4".
    • Quotes
      • Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS: Cooking requires no intelligence. Were it otherwise women would be no good at it.
    • Connections
      Featured in War Stories (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Dance of the Cuckoos
      (uncredited)
      Music by Marvin Hatley

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 11, 1961 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Very Important Person
    • Filming locations
      • Beaconsfield Film Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Studio, uncredited)
    • Production company
      • Independent Artists
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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