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Postman's Knock (1962)

Postman's Knock poster
Directed by
Robert Lynn
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A country postman takes a new job in London. He accidentally stops a big robbery.

lightheartedfrothyzanybreezygently farcicalwhimsicalplayfulgood-natured

What happens

Postman's Knock is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Robert Lynn starring Spike Milligan, Barbara Shelley, John Wood and Warren Mitchell. The screenplay, by John Briley and Jack Trevor Story, concerns a country postman who is transferred to London, where he manages to foil a major robbery. According to MGM the film made a loss of $31,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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