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Bookmark this pageVice 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.Author: GM
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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