Drop Dead Darling

Ken Hughes (1966)

100min

X Certificate

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by Tony Sloman

British director Ken Hughes is one of the more unsung British talents, responsible for, among other films, The Trials of Oscar Wilde and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This handsome Shepperton-shot farce, released in the USA as Arrivederci, Baby!, is an underrated trifle in his career, offering a bravura role to the terrific Tony Curtis, as a charming Bluebeard, and some plum lines and opportunities for grimacing to the irascible Lionel Jeffries. Tastelessness abounds, but for once it's deliberate, and the Panavision and Technicolor photography is extremely glossy, as befits this type of 1960s romp.

Cast & Crew

Nick Johnson Tony Curtis

Gigi Zsa Zsa Gabor

Francesca Rosanna Schiaffino

Parker Lionel Jeffries

Baby Nancy Kwan

Fenella Fenella Fielding

Aunt Miriam Anna Quayle

Count de Rienzi / Maximilian Warren Mitchell

Romeo Mischa Auer

Captain O'Flannery Noel Purcell

Director Ken Hughes

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Paramount Film Service Ltd

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