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O Lucky Man!

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A tenacious young British man, Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) is determined to be successful. Starting off as a coffee salesman, Mick is soon promoted within his company. Then things take a series of bizarre turns, and Mick is abducted by a military agency. Later, he becomes smitten with the gorgeous Patricia (Helen Mirren) and winds up working for her father, sinister executive Sir James Burgess (Ralph Richardson). As Mick's tale continues, his experiences get progressively stranger.
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Penelope Gilliatt The New Yorker 03/05/2024
The film is Lindsay Anderson's most complex, irascible, and contenting feature so far. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 08/22/2008
No less than an epic look at society is created in Lindsay Anderson's third and most provocative film. Go to Full Review Time Out 01/26/2006
O Lucky Man! is a disappointment. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Aug 28
5/5
…a brilliant, scabrous movie the like of which will never be made again…as a state-of-the-nation expose of the patriarchy, you won’t find anything better, and the pre-punk, institutionally-led anarchy in the UK it exposes is still happening to this day... Go to Full Review Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) 08/08/2022
Good films have navels; they draw nourishment from other works. And O Lucky Man! is a very good film. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/15/2022
B+
Its episodic sequences are surreal and are either a hit or a miss. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Orin D Sep 3 I returned to this epic film last night having not watched it for many years.Though he isn't the director this flick was conceived by Malcom McDowell & it's his performance that carries it through two discs & over three hours. I intend to return to this picture every few years w/ an anticipation of enjoying it thoroughly once again. Orin P. Domenico See more Casino 2 Feb 9 This is a remarkable and disturbing odyssey of the central character (MMD), blazing through several set pieces which were contemporary snapshots of UK society at that time. Brilliantly acted and scripted, you will need to watch this movie 2-3 times before you identify all the subtleties. Captivating, a must-watch film, in the same iconic class as The Deer Hunter, Casino, Scarface etc. See more Alec B 02/28/2024 Less focused that "If . . ." But its ambitious and leaves no target in early 70s Britain unscathed. See more dave s 01/25/2023 While it may or may not be the best entry in Lindsay Anderson's Mick Travis Trilogy, O Lucky Man! is certainly the most entertaining. Mick (Malcom McDowell) is a traveling salesman, eager to make his fortune on the sale of coffee. However, wealth tends to elude him as he makes his way through northern England, encountering one strange incident after another. O Lucky Man! is a brutal and savage satire, effectively dismantling capitalism and the material wealth that is pursued by so many. McDowell, as one would expect, is brilliant as the wide-eyed idealist and the supporting cast, including the likes of Helen Mirren, Sir Ralph Richardson, and Rachel Roberts, more than hold their own. It is a picaresque experience, buoyed by an original script and great music from Alan Price (of the Animals), that needs to be seen. See more 05/22/2022 Strange, yet watchable. Filled with lots of social commentary. Couldn’t help but see way too many Alex De Large similarities of ‘A Clockwork Orange’, but Malcolm is the ‘good’ guy in this one. See more 11/21/2021 One of the best films I've seen See more Read all reviews
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Lindsay Anderson

Director

Malcolm McDowell

Michael Arnold Travis

Ralph Richardson

Sir James Burgess

Rachel Roberts

Gloria Rowe

Arthur Lowe

Mr. Duff

Helen Mirren

Patricia

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O Lucky Man!

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Synopsis A tenacious young British man, Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) is determined to be successful. Starting off as a coffee salesman, Mick is soon promoted within his company. Then things take a series of bizarre turns, and Mick is abducted by a military agency. Later, he becomes smitten with the gorgeous Patricia (Helen Mirren) and winds up working for her father, sinister executive Sir James Burgess (Ralph Richardson). As Mick's tale continues, his experiences get progressively stranger.
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Producer
Michael Medwin, Lindsay Anderson
Screenwriter
David Sherwin
Production Co
Memorial Enterprises
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 24, 2012
Runtime
2h 53m
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