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Little Malcolm and His Struggle with the Eunuchs (1974)

Little Malcolm and His Struggle with the Eunuchs poster
Original title
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
Directed by
Stuart Cooper
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An art student expelled from college forms a mock political movement with his friends. Their ideas grow increasingly absurd as they try to reclaim a sense of power.

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What happens

Little Malcolm is a 1974 British comedy drama film directed by Stuart Cooper and starring John Hurt. It was written by Derek Woodward based on David Halliwell's stage play Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs. The play's full name is used as the film title on the BFI Flipside 2011 DVD release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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