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1962

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John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town.. Read more

Starring	Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Virginia Maskell, Richard Attenborough
Director	Sidney Gilliat
Genres	Comedy

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  - 1
  Timeless period piece
  
  John Lewis has a roving eye. Surprisingly, perhaps, for a married librarian in a Welsh town seemingly stuck in the 1950s, he finds sexual temptation is all ... read more »
  
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  - Middlesex
  - 30 Jan 2009 at 20:16
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  - 20
  A very good and funny film of pre-Hollywood Sellers at his best
  
  This film seems to be a bit of hidden gem. It's very rarely shown, few folk seem to know it when I ask them what they think of it, and it has seemingly been... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 01 Nov 2011 at 00:56
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  - 3
  Worth seeing once
  
  Stumbled across this and was pleasantly surprised. A better performance from Peter Sellers, probably because he appears subdued despite being the focal point of... read more »
  
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- - sixtiesforever
  - 9 reviews
  - Dunstable
  - 23 Oct 2010 at 12:43
- - 0
  - 2
  Uncertain Feelings ...
  
  Glad to find a copy of this film, and to revive ancient memories of delight at its first appearance. It is sharp; it is very funny ... a least some of the time... read more »
  
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- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 24 Jun 2010 at 14:23
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  - 0
  So so
  
  If it hadn't been for Peter Sellers, this film would be nothing. However, even with his acting skills, he can only lift a limp story so far.
  
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  - Bournemouth
  - 09 Apr 2010 at 11:31
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  Only three stars
  
  Meandering little comedy that strikes an odd balance between realism and farce. Peter Sellers plays a lecherous librarian in a small Welsh town who falls in ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 773 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Feb 2010 at 10:22
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  - 0
  Only Two Can Play.
  
  A very good role by Peter Sellers, reserved and not too maniacal as he was in the panther films, a nice depiction of early 60s small town life.
  
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- - fraufanny
  - 37 reviews
  - Hornchurch.Essex.
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 15:07
- - 1
  - 1
  Timeless period piece
  
  John Lewis has a roving eye. Surprisingly, perhaps, for a married librarian in a Welsh town seemingly stuck in the 1950s, he finds sexual temptation is all ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 698611
- - a customer
  - Middlesex
  - 30 Jan 2009 at 20:16
View all members' reviews (7)

- - 1
  - 1
  Timeless period piece
  
  John Lewis has a roving eye. Surprisingly, perhaps, for a married librarian in a Welsh town seemingly stuck in the 1950s, he finds sexual temptation is all ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 698611
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Middlesex
  - 30 Jan 2009 at 20:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Only Two Can Play.
  
  A very good role by Peter Sellers, reserved and not too maniacal as he was in the panther films, a nice depiction of early 60s small town life.
  
  Report this review
- 744071
- - fraufanny
  - 37 reviews
  - Hornchurch.Essex.
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 15:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Only three stars
  
  Meandering little comedy that strikes an odd balance between realism and farce. Peter Sellers plays a lecherous librarian in a small Welsh town who falls in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 859476
- - RJNeb2
  - 773 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Feb 2010 at 10:22
- - 0
  - 0
  So so
  
  If it hadn't been for Peter Sellers, this film would be nothing. However, even with his acting skills, he can only lift a limp story so far.
  
  Report this review
- 881529
- - a customer
  - Bournemouth
  - 09 Apr 2010 at 11:31
- - 0
  - 2
  Uncertain Feelings ...
  
  Glad to find a copy of this film, and to revive ancient memories of delight at its first appearance. It is sharp; it is very funny ... a least some of the time... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 901049
- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 24 Jun 2010 at 14:23
- - 0
  - 3
  Worth seeing once
  
  Stumbled across this and was pleasantly surprised. A better performance from Peter Sellers, probably because he appears subdued despite being the focal point of... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 933890
- - sixtiesforever
  - 9 reviews
  - Dunstable
  - 23 Oct 2010 at 12:43
- - 19
  - 20
  A very good and funny film of pre-Hollywood Sellers at his best
  
  This film seems to be a bit of hidden gem. It's very rarely shown, few folk seem to know it when I ask them what they think of it, and it has seemingly been... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1057471
- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 01 Nov 2011 at 00:56

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  John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town.....