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Vice Versa (1947)

Director: Peter Ustinov

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From Time Out Film Guide

Ustinov was in his mid-20s when he wrote and directed this sparkling comedy about a Victorian businessman (Livesey) who ends up trapped in his young son's body after meddling with a magical Indian gem. (The son, a very cheeky Anthony Newley, takes over his father's body.) A sort of cross between the Arabian Nights and a Whitehall farce, it's every bit as funny as Penny Marshall's Big, made from a similar premise 40 years later.

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Cast & crew

Director: Peter Ustinov

Producer: Peter Ustinov, George H Brown

Cast: Roger Livesey, Kay Walsh, Petula Clark, David Hutcheson, Anthony Newley, James Robertson Justice full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 111 mins


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