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The Extra Day (1956)

The Extra Day poster
Directed by
William Fairchild
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of strangers gather at a country house. They learn they have only a short time left. The film follows how they spend their final hours together.

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What happens

The Extra Day (also known as Twelve Desperate Hours and 12 Desperate Hours) is a 1956 British comedy-drama film directed by William Fairchild and starring Richard Basehart, Simone Simon and George Baker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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