The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959)
- Directed by
- Darcy Conyers
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 8 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
During World War Two a British secret agent is sent on a mission in occupied France. A diversion goes wrong and leads to a farce of mistaken identity.
lightheartedfarceplayfulmistaken identitycomedy of errorsbreezywrymild
What happens
The Night We Dropped a Clanger (released in the US as Make Mine a Double), is a 1959 black and white British comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell and Leslie Phillips. It was written by John Chapman. The title comes from the British expression "to drop a clanger", meaning to make a big mistake. It links in the title to the secondary meaning of "clang", the noise of a metallic object hitting the floor. A British secret agent is sent on a secret operation in occupied France during the Second World War but a diversionary tactic turns into a farcical tale of mistaken identity. Andrew Sachs made his film debut in a minor role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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