Clockwise (1986)

6.3	Rating (89 ratings)
6.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Christopher Morahan

Starring (View all)

John Cleese
Brian Stimpson

Penny Leatherbarrow
Woman Teacher

Stephen Moore
Mr. Jolly

Alison Steadman
Gwenda Stimpson

John Bardon
Ticket Collector

Mark Burdis
Glen Scully

Nadia Sawalha
Mandy Kostakis

Dickie Arnold
Man at Station

Written by

Michael Frayn
original screenplay

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An average movie

13 years, 1 month ago at Mar 10 18:00

johanlefourbe

Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for John Cleese, I thought I might as well check it out. Apparently, it is pretty much a cult-classic for the die-hard John Cleese fans but, to be honest, I had a rather hard time to care about the whole thing. I mean, sure, it was fairly entertaining and Cleese was basically born to play such characters but, if ... read more

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Brian Stimpson is the headmaster of a comprehensive (high) school in England. He sets himself, his staff and pupils very high standards. On the way to a conference at which he is to talk, all manner of disasters strike.

Release date: 14 March 1986
UPC: 013131157192

Tags: Comedy (8), School (4), 1980s (3), England (2), Independent Film (2), 1986 (2), City (1), Country (1), 1980's (1), Farce (1), Komedie (1), Bathtub Scene (1), Headmaster (1), (1)

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 7th Via: Britbox Plot: An obsessively punctual comprehensive school headmaster sets out to give an important speech at the annual Headmasters' Conference which requires him to make the 3.5-hour trip from London to Norwich. Rating: 7.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? I'm a big fan of John Cleese movies, especially those from his prime. I've been meaning to watch this for about as long as I've known about it, but it was never prominent on my radar. When I found it on "

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" Directed by: Christopher Morahan Produced by: Gregory Dark, Michael Codron, Nat Cohen, and Verity Lambert Written by: Michael Frayn Cinematography: John Coquillon Edited by: Peter Boyle Music by: George Fenton Distributed by, Universal Pictures and Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment "