Underplayed Gems

O Lucky Man! (1973)

O Lucky Man! poster
Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Genre
fantasy film, comedy drama, arthouse science fiction film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
3h 03m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 115 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man named Mick Travis sets out on a picaresque journey across Britain. He encounters a series of strange characters and bizarre situations that hold a mirror to society.

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What happens

O Lucky Man! is a 1973 British surrealist comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Anderson's if.... (1968). O Lucky Man! is the second film in the Mick Travis Trilogy, all starring McDowell, concluding with Britannia Hospital (1982). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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