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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End poster
Directed by
Steve Roberts
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British eccentric named Sir Henry causes chaos at his crumbling estate with his eccentric family and servants. The film is shot in sepia monochrome and follows his absurd antics.

quirkywhimsicalabsurdeccentricslow-pacedsepia-tonedcult-ishdryly funny

What happens

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End is a 1980 British film based on the eponymous character created by Vivian Stanshall (see Rawlinson End, Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (album)). It stars Trevor Howard as Sir Henry and Stanshall himself as Henry's brother Hubert. Unusually, the film was released in sepia-toned monochrome. After a long wait, while the film obtained cult status, it was finally released on DVD in 2006. The bonuses include a commentary track with the director, Steve Roberts, as well as Sheila Reid (Aunt Florrie) and Jeremy Child (Peregrine Maynard), as well as a picture gallery, synopsis, the script of unfilmed scenes, and actor biographies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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