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Father Goose (1964)

Director: Ralph Nelson

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From Time Out Film Guide

It's a shame that Grant, one of the finest actors ever to grace a cinema screen, should have logged this sentimental claptrap as his penultimate film. He plays an irascible South Pacific beachcomber who becomes a military observer for the island during World War II, and finds his independence softened by a French schoolmarm and her seven cloyingly sweet girl pupils. Admittedly, Grant frequently looks as if he really didn't want to be there, wading lost in a sludge of turgid drama and pallid comedy.

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Cast & crew

Director: Ralph Nelson

Producer: Robert Arthur

Cast: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Stephanie Berrington, Jennifer Berrington full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 116 mins




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