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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River poster
Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American businessman tries to sell his wife's home in London behind her back. His scheme leads to a series of misunderstandings and misadventures in Swinging London and Portugal.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulfarcicalcheerfullivelycomicalrompish

What happens

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Jerry Paris and starring Jerry Lewis, Terry-Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce. It was written by Max Wilk based on his 1961 novel of the same title, with the original Connecticut locale moved to Swinging London and Portugal. It was produced by Walter Shenson and released on 12 July 1968 by Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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