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1980 Certificate 12
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An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood. Read more

Starring Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, Harry Fowler
Director Steve Roberts
Genres Comedy

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Sir Henry At Rawlinson End

An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood.

Starring Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, Harry Fowler, Sheila Reid, Liz Smith, Vivian Stanshall, JG Devlin
Director Steve Roberts
Studio DIGITAL CLASSICS DVD
Run time DVD: 1 hr 13 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 26 Mar 2009
Production year: 1980
Format DVD

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  • It is not only James Joyce and the Keystone Cops, it's Dylan Thomas and the Goons. It will become a cult, with people seeing it many times over discovering new details all the while.

    • Daily Telegraph
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

  • This extraordinary film is one of the most haphazard British comedies I've seen. It is also a long time since I've laughed so much... a cult in the making.

    • The Guardian
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Extraordinary

    Vivian Stanshal the writer (aso performs) is extremely perculiar. Apart from a reference to digital watches this film could be set any time after WWII. It is a beautiful piece of work, although very odd. In order to appreciate it properly you need to watch it several times, but it will be worth it. There is something Gillianesque although this film probably pre-dates Brazil. Shot in black and white. Trevor Howard gives a great performance (as do all) 'I don't know what I want but I want it NOW'

      • A customer from Oxfordshire, England
      • Posted 29 Mar 2007 12:17

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    A quintessentially English slice of zaniness.

    Trevor Howard described this as the one film he made where he did'nt have a clue as to what it was about.I particuarly enjoyed it's portrayal of English upper class twits although some viewers may be uncomfortable with it's post colonial rasict language[frequent references to jungle bunnies and sambos].

    Should appeal to all fans of the Bonzo dog doodah band although I feel it works better as an audio recording where you can paint your own pictures with your imagination than as a film.

      • A customer from Hastings,England.
      • Posted 19 Nov 2006 18:23

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