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Bookmark this pageThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
Director: Kevin Billington
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From Time Out Film Guide
Billington once described this political satire as a kind of British Z, but after the subtlety of his first feature, Interlude, it seemed blunt and a bit pointless. Written and performed by a host of satirical talent, it chronicles the rise of a self-appointed business efficiency expert (Cook), who becomes an autocratic dictator by submitting every issue to national referendum. Somehow the jokes fall a bit thin, and the script can't make up its mind whether to go out for narrative or a string of weak sketches. Despite Cleese's script credit (along with Cook, Chapman and Billington), the writing is miles below Monty Python standard.Author: DP
Cast & crew
Director: Kevin Billington
Producer: Harry Fine
Cast: Peter Cook, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser, Vanessa Howard, Arthur Lowe, George A Cooper, Harold Pinter, Roland Culver, Dennis Price, John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett, Graham Chapman full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 94 mins
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