Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael, Irene Handl

After a decade on radio, Peter Sellers set out on the road to international stardom in 1959's I'm All Right Jack. Sellers played both Sir John Kennaway and, unforgettably, the trade union leade...( read more  read more... )r Fred Kite (he had taken multiple roles in The Mouse That Roared and would do so again in Dr. Strangelove). The result is laugh-out-loud comedy with a satiric edge, lampooning the then-burning issue of industrial relations. Bertram Tracepurcel (Dennis Price) plans to make a fortune from a missile contract, a scheme that involves manipulating his innocent nephew Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) into acting as the catalyst in an escalating labor dispute, from which the socialist Mr. Kite is only too keen to make capital. Management and labor both have their self-serving hypocrisy dissected in this ingenious comedy, which is actually a sequel to the military comedy Private's Progress (1956), but stands independent of the earlier film. Both films were made by the brothers John and Roy Boulting, directors and producers of such British classics as Brighton Rock (1947), Seven Days to Noon (1950), Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959), and Heavens Above (1963). The superb cast of I'm All Right Jack also features Richard Attenborough, John Le Mesurier, Margaret Rutherford, and Terry-Thomas. --Gary S. Dalkin

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Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: John Boulting

Release Date: August 18, 1959

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DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003

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  • November 13, 2009
    Not so much funny, but definitely interesting in its portrayal of unionized workers and their management in the late 50's. We still think to this day that unionized workers are bit on the slack side; and this movie does nothing to change our mind as workers strike because of a '...( read more)breach of contract' with management. Really, its just a reaction because it was proven a normal, unskilled worker with just days of experience proved he could do double/triple the work in half the time. And he wasn't even trying.

    Never seen Terry-Thomas before; notable to me since the Marvel Captain Britain villain James Jaspers is based off of him...hmmmmmmm
  • June 11, 2009
    Need to see this again.
  • July 24, 2008
    nominated for best foreign film by NBR
  • June 27, 2008
    Superb satire on the trade unions. Peter Sellers in one of his greatest performances.
  • October 27, 2007
    Enough to make you cry - w/ laughter
  • August 22, 2007
    A nice turn by Peter Sellers
  • May 25, 2007
    Uniquie, funny in parts. Sellers is a master
  • April 8, 2007
    How I miss Terry-Thomas... Early Peter in a dual role. Exceptional cast. Luv PS always.
  • February 3, 2007
    Pure Genuis, mr Kite Rules
  • December 10, 2006
    didnt like this one.........

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