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A widowed mother with three sons. Once a year, on her wedding anniversary, the entire family gathers to pay her respect - and to endure her cold sarcasm and malicious interference in their lives. Read more
| Starring | Sheila Hancock, Jack Hedley, James Cossins |
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| Director | Roy Ward Baker |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical |
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A widowed mother with three sons. Once a year, on her wedding anniversary, the entire family gathers to pay her respect - and to endure her cold sarcasm and malicious interference in their lives.
| Starring | Sheila Hancock, Jack Hedley, James Cossins |
|---|---|
| Director | Roy Ward Baker |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: 09 Jul 2007 |
Agreeable but over-talkative black comedy with a splendid role for its star and some good scattered moments, marred by a general lack of style.
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Absolutely Fantastic. Betty Davis in Fine Form. Classic.
Great old movie which stars Bette Davis who has to be one of the best actresses ever. I remember watching this when I was little, and again as a teenager. I ... read more »
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What made British films great!
Fabulous Davis with a sting in the tail! A rather marvellous Hammer Films adaptation of a stage play. Wish they still made them like this!
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My dear, would you mind sitting somewhere else? Body odour offends me !!!
The fact that Bette Davis is in this Movie, is good enough for me.
It's a typical 1960's film, with a really good, strong cast, but Bette'... read more »
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The anniversary
Watched this years ago at the cinema. Enjoyed it again but found it rather dated and half the actors are sadly dead. Oh dear it does make my feel rather old!! ... read more »
Veteran actress Sheila Hancock marvelled at how the acting industry had "changed immeasurably" as she collected her lifetime achievement honour at the 20th Women in Film and TV Awards on Friday (03Nov10). The 77 year old made her West End debut in 1958 and has since carved out a successful career in TV and film, most notably starring alongside Bette Davis in 1968 movie The Anniversary. She picked up a career tribute at the annual awards show in London and used her acceptance speech to share... Read more