The Wrong Box (1966)

Directed by

Bryan Forbes

Genre

drama film, black comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

12

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Victorian England, two elderly brothers in a tontine scheme try to outlive each other to claim the fortune. A series of mix-ups involving a corpse leads to absurd complications for their relatives.

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What happens

The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes and starring John Mills, Ralph Richardson and a large ensemble cast. The screenplay was by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. It was made by Salamander Film Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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