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The Cherry Picker (1974)

The Cherry Picker poster
Directed by
Peter Curran
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to escape his mundane life by pursuing new adventures and relationships. His plans lead to a series of humorous misunderstandings.

quirkylightheartedwhimsicalgentlecomicoffbeatwarm

What happens

The Cherry Picker (also known as The Quiet Life) is a lost 1972 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Curran and starring Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Spike Milligan, Patrick Cargill, Jack Hulbert, Fiona Curzon, Terry-Thomas and Robert Hutton. The screenplay was by Curran based on the 1968 novel Pick Up Sticks by Mickey Phillips. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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