The Plank (1967)

Directed by

Eric Sykes

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

45 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two builders go through a series of mishaps while trying to get a floorboard. The film relies on physical comedy and sound effects rather than dialogue.

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What happens

The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy film directed and written by Eric Sykes, and starring Sykes, Tommy Cooper and Jimmy Edwards, and featuring many of the top British comedians and comic actors of the time. It was produced by Jon Penington for Associated London Films. It follows the misadventures of two builders who require a floorboard. The story was based on the 1964 episode "Sykes and a Plank" of Eric Sykes' BBC comedy series Sykes and a... . Although not strictly a silent film, it has little dialogue; instead, the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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