The Green Man (1956)
- Directed by
- Robert Day, Basil Dearden
- Genre
- black comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A contract killer and his assistant plan to murder a businessman at a seaside hotel. A salesman and his new female partner find out about the plot and try to stop it.
drywittysuspensefulmid-centuryplayfullight-hearted
What happens
The Green Man is a 1956 black and white British black comedy film that was directed by Robert Day and starring Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas and Jill Adams. The screenplay was by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, based on the play Meet a Body. In the film, a professional contract killer and his assistant plan the murder of a prominent businessman. The murder is scheduled to take place during the businessman's stay at a seaside hotel. However a salesman and his new female partner have learned of the murder plans, and they are actively trying to prevent the murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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