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Next to No Time (1958)

Next to No Time poster
Directed by
Henry Cornelius
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
U
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An underconfident engineer gets advice from a ship's barman that changes his outlook. The story follows his efforts to become more assertive.

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What happens

Next to No Time, also known as Next to No Time! is a 1958 British colour comedy film written and directed by Henry Cornelius and starring Kenneth More, Betsy Drake, John Laurie, Sid James, and Irene Handl. It was based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchanted Hour". It was the last feature film completed by Cornelius before his death in 1958. The film concerns an underconfident engineer who is helped by the advice of a ship's barman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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