The Wrong Box

Name: The Wrong Box
Director: Bryan Forbes
Released: 1966-01-01

1966 film by Bryan Forbes

FilmfilmQ3423452

Also known as Wrong Box

Released: 1966
Director: Bryan Forbes
Screenwriter: Larry Gelbart
Producer: Bryan Forbes
Cast: John Mills
, Ralph Richardson
, Michael Caine
, Nanette Newman
+16 more
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: black comedy film
, drama film
Country of origin: United Kingdom

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The Wrong Box is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes and starring John Mills, Ralph Richardson and a large ensemble cast. The screenplay was by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. It was made by Salamander Film Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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Director of photography: Gerry Turpin
Narrative location: England
Title: The Wrong Box
Filming location: Pinewood Studios
Color: color
Costume designer: Julie Harris
Film editor: Alan Osbiston
Review score: 88%(January 8, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 16 critic review
6.8/10(October 8, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/32521Retrieved 2024-05-22
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