| The Cherry Picker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Curran | 
| Written by | Peter Curran (screenplay) | 
| Based on | the novel Pick Up Sticks by Mickey Phillips | 
| Starring | Lulu Bob Sherman Terry-Thomas Wilfrid Hyde-White Spike Milligan  | 
| Music by | Bill McGuffie | 
Release date  | 1972 | 
The Cherry Picker, also known as The Quiet Life, is a 1972 British drama film directed by Peter Curran and starring Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Spike Milligan, Patrick Cargill, Jack Hulbert, Fiona Curzon, Terry-Thomas and Robert Hutton.[1]
As of August 2014, the film was missing from the BFI National Archive; although inferior quality copies are still in circulation[2] it is still listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films[3] due to the loss of the original print.
Cast
- Nancy - Lulu[4]
 - James Burn III - Bob Sherman
 - Appleby - Terry-Thomas
 - Dobson - Wilfrid Hyde-White
 - Mr. Lal - Spike Milligan
 - Dr. Harrison - Patrick Cargill
 - Sir Hugh Fawcett - Jack Hulbert
 - Maureen - Fiona Curzon
 - James Burn II - Robert Hutton
 - Mrs. Trulove - Priscilla Morgan
 - Dan Haydock - Arthur Blake
 - Vicar - Barry Wilsher
 - Dr. Softman - Bruce Boa
 - Pilkington - Henry McGee
 - Mrs. Lal - Marianne Stone
 - Dubbed Voice of Nancy - Nikki van der Zyl
 
Production
The film was written, directed and produced by Curran.[5]
References
- ↑ "The Cherry Picker (1972)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
 - ↑ "7 Amazing British Films That Are Lost Forever". Yahoo Finance. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
 - ↑ "BFI Most Wanted". BFI National Archives. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
 - ↑ Bret, David (8 August 2015). Brit Girls of the Sixties Volume Three: Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw & Lulu. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-291-79827-2.
 - ↑ Maxford, Howard (8 November 2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8.
 
External links
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.