Very Important Person (1961)

Directed by

Ken Annakin

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

G

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British prisoner of war camp holds a group of eccentric inmates. They plan a clever escape while impersonating a visiting dignitary.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalbreezywarmcharmingcomedicgentle

What happens

Very Important Person (U.S. title: A Coming Out Party) is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and written by Jack Davies and Henry Blyth. The cast includes several well-known British comedy and character actors, including James Robertson Justice, Stanley Baxter in a dual role as dour Scottish prisoner Jock Everett and German prisoner-of-war camp officer Major Stampfel, Eric Sykes, John Le Mesurier, Leslie Phillips and Richard Wattis. The film is the first collaboration of James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter, who worked together in three other films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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