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

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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