The Big Freeze (1993)

Directed by

Eric Sykes

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom, Finland

Runtime

45 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and son plumbing team face a series of comic mishaps while working at a retirement home in sub-zero Finland. The film is a silent comedy with a large cast of well-known actors.

lightheartedplayfulslapsticknostalgiccheerfulwhimsicalbrisk

What happens

The Big Freeze is a 1993 featurette-length film written and directed by Eric Sykes. The action centres on mishaps involving a father and son plumbing team attending to business in sub-zero temperatures at a retirement home in Finland. Like other Sykes directorial vehicles, the piece is a silent comedy with a star cast – here including Bob Hoskins, John Mills, Donald Pleasence and Spike Milligan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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