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Wilt (1989)

Wilt poster
Directed by
Michael Tuchner
Genre
independent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Henry Wilt is a hapless man whose wife disappears after a loud argument at a party. He becomes the main suspect in her suspected murder.

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What happens

Wilt, released in North America as The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt, is a 1989 film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, and Diana Quick. It is an adaptation by LWT of the 1976 novel Wilt by author Tom Sharpe. The story follows the comic misadventures of the eponymous Henry Wilt as he is accused of the murder of his wife when she suddenly goes missing after a party at a friend's house where they have a very public argument. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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